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A man sits with tents in the background at a temporary migrant camp under an elevated section of Metro line 2, in the La Chapelle district of Paris on May 7, 2026 | Photo by Joel Saget / AFP
Decisions handed down by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg are considered to be binding | Photo: Daniel Karmann / picture alliance / dpa
Ndey Ndiaye (C) poses for a portrait with her grandsons Fallou (L) and Bara (R) at their
home in Mbour, on March 10, 2026 | Photo: Patrick Meinhardt / AFP

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The Ridens has been chartered by the French state since 2023 to rescue migrants in the English Channel | Photo: VesselFinder
European Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica (r) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani (l)hold a press conference following a meeting of the Syria Partnership Coordination Forum, in Brussels, Belgium, May 11, 2026 | Photo: Yves Herman / Reuters
Hundreds of migrants are reported to have arrived on Crete over the last two days (May 9-10, 2026) | Source. Hellenic Coast Guard Press office www.hcg.gr

Understanding Europe

File photo: Countries across Europe are losing its own nationals needed to sustain its economies | Photo: Picture-alliance/dpa/B.Roessler
File photo used for illustration: Under Spain's new immigration program, minors and adult children with disabilities can get residency alongside their parents | Photo: REUTERS/Borja Suarez
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez gestures as he speaks during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, April 28, 2026 | Photo: Abdul Saboor/ Reuters