Albania’s Constitutional Court freezes migrant deal with Italy
The Albanian Constitutional Court has prevented the Parliament in Tirana from discussing or ratifying an asylum agreement forged by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama…
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Sunak survives as revolt fails to materialise; UK Parliament approves second Rwanda bill
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has survived a crucial vote in Parliament to see his revised Rwanda bill move forward.
Left-wing Australian Government moves to fix ‘broken’ migration system
Australia's Labour Government said its current migration system is "broken" and it wants to cut its migrant intake “in half” over the next two years.
French Parliament torpedoes ‘strict’ new migration law
In what is seen as a painful blow to French President Emmanuel Macron’s standing, a bill that seeks to better control immigration and improve integration has been…
Austria planning ‘Air Schengen’ compromise for Romania and Bulgaria
Austrian interior minister Gerhard Karner said he is ready to ease the country's veto on Romania and Bulgaria entering the Schengen agreement, according to media…
UK Spouse Visas: reform petition hits 5,700 signatories in 48 hours
A storm has erupted following the UK Conservative Government’s move to ramp up the financial requirements Britons must fulfil if they wish to return to live in…
Russian-speaking Finns claim border closure is a violation of their human rights
After Finland closed its Eastern border with Russia following a spike in illegal migration, Russian-speaking Finns now say their human rights are being violated.
UK immigration minister quits, calling PM Sunak’s Rwanda bill a ‘triumph of hope over experience’
Amid the ongoing immigrants’ small-boats saga that has long been dogging the Conservative-led UK Government, immigration minister Robert Jenrick has suddenly quit.
Albanian opposition wants to block asylum agreement with Italy in the courts
The centre-right Democratic Party (DP) in Albania is going to the country’s Constitutional Court to fight an asylum agreement between the progressive Albanian…
My UK immigration ‘love tax’ nightmare – plus update
Brussels Signal sub-editor Chris Nelson fears new immigration rules mean he will have to choose between living with his wife in the Philippines or his family in…
UK signs new asylum-relocation treaty with Rwanda
A new treaty between the UK and Rwanda has been signed in response to a British Supreme Court ruling declaring the Conservative Government’s controversial Rwanda…
Putin threatens to end ‘happiness in Latvia’ over its new Russians’ residency law
Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening Latvia with "unhappiness" after it brought in legislation the Kremlin sees as targeting Latvia’s Russian population.
Sunak pledges to push through UK’s Rwanda migrant relocation plan irrespective of opinion of ‘foreign’ judges
The British Prime Minister is pushing to make the Government’s Rwanda plan for immigrant relocations legally binding irrespective of the opinion of judges in the…
EU to unlock part, but not all, of frozen Hungary funds
Hungary is on track with its judicial reforms and can therefore expect some of its frozen funds to be released, European Commission officials said on November 30.
Is it time to give the populists a chance? From mass migration to green deals, the mainstream parties are beginning to look like the bigger threat to Europe
A few highlights from all over Europe over the last few days: The new Spanish government is colluding with a movement that openly calls for the dissolution of the…
Balkans now feeling fallout of Israel-Hamas war
The fall-out from the Israel-Hamas war is starting to be felt in the Balkans, where greater numbers of Palestinian refugees are arriving.
Nordic countries agree to joint return flights for failed asylum seekers
Nordic Governments agreed at a Copenhagen summit to co-operate more on returning migrants to their countries of origin, especially rejected asylum seekers.
Niger junta reneges on EU migration deal, reopening Mediterranean floodgate
The junta in Niger has repealed anti-migration legislation designed to limit the mass influx of West African arrivals to Europe
Swedish Left does U-turn on mass migration
Sweden has quickly shifted from being one of Europe's most ethnically homogenous nations to one of its most diverse, which has resulted in negative societal consequences,…
Has the EU project just imploded in Dublin?
The failures of the EU project took on a tragically tangible form in Dublin with a knife attack that injured three children and a woman, precipitating some of the…
Polish news report about ‘child’s disappearance’ on Belarus border was fake, journalist admits
A story about a four-year-old child named “Eileen” who was purportedly lost and feared dead after crossing the Polish-Belarusian border in 2021 has been exposed…
Riots erupt in Irish capital after child stabbings
Rioting engulfed the Irish capital of Dublin on November 23, after a man is said to have stabbed a number of people, including three children
Frontex to boost Finnish border presence amid Russian migrant surge
European Union border agency Frontex has announced it will increase its number of guards on the Finnish border in response to a burgeoning migrant crisis emanating…
South Africa floats abandoning UN refugee treaties to curb immigration
South Africa has signalled its intention to withdraw from UN conventions in a bid to rein in immigration and return migrants to safe countries.
Terror fears rise as Germany green-lights arrival of first Gaza refugees
German politicians have warned of an increased risk of terrorism after the country's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock agreed to take in up to 320 refugees from…
Slovakia keeps up border controls with Hungary
Slovakia's Government agreed on November 20 to keep temporary border controls in place with Hungary until December 23.
German national football team booed by ‘Turkish Germans’ in home match against Turkey
Controversy surrounding mass migration has once again come to the fore in Germany after ethnic Turks booed the national football team during Germany’s game against…
Finland closes half its Russian border crossings after illegal migrant spike
Finland is closing down half of its border crossings with Russia, after a sharp rise in illegal migrants reaching Finland from Russia.
Frontex: 331,600 migrants illegally reached Europe so far in 2023
331,600 migrants illegally reached Europe in 2023, the most since the migrant crisis of 2015, says Frontex.
SPD youth wing attacks German Chancellor over migration
Germany's chancellor faces a rebellion from his own party's youth wing, for not sufficiently favouring open borders.