Switzerland’s right-wing party surges on immigration concerns
Switzerland’s right-wing People’s Party scored one of its best results ever in national elections, reaping the rewards of a campaign that leveraged concerns…
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‘We need large-scale deportations of illegal migrants,’ insists German Chancellor Scholz
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany needed to start deporting migrants who do not have the right to stay in the country “on a large scale”.
Schengen pressure grows as Italy, Slovenia and Croatia reimpose border controls
The EU's free-travel zone had already been under pressure due to illegal mass migration, with checks reimposed on the borders of Germany, Czechia, Poland and Slovakia.
Israel-Hamas war means Romania and Bulgaria ‘won’t join Schengen’
The ongoing Israel-Hamas war is speeding the return of internal borders in the European Union, with analysts saying it has also put paid to Romanian and Bulgarian…
EU ministers call for tougher immigration policies after Islamist attacks
Ministers from across the European Union said on Thursday that member states must screen migrants and asylum seekers better and expel those deemed a security…
ANALYSIS: Brussels terror attack highlights struggle to control migration
In the wake of the most recent terrorist attack in Brussels carried out by gunman Abdeslam Lassoued, a dismal image of the European capital's security situation…
Terrorist attacks, demonstrations celebrating atrocities, anti-Semitic hate crimes: Will the events of the last two weeks be the end of the migration pact? They certainly should be
In 2017 the British think-tank Chatham House conducted a poll in ten European nations, asking whether “All further migration from mainly Muslim countries should…
EU airports evacuated after slew of bomb scares
At least 12 airports around France and Belgium have been hit by bomb scares, authorities have confirmed.
Ireland pays Ukrainian refugees 30 times more than Belgium, report finds
Ireland pays Ukrainian refugees 30 times more each than Belgium does, according to a government report published recently.
‘You take them’: Egypt and Jordan against accepting Palestinian refugees
Despite vocal support for Palestine, there is strong opposition in Egypt and Jordan to the acceptance of refugees from the region.
EU Socialist trainees felt safe in European Parliament as Brussels terror shooting unfolded
Officials working for the Left-wing S&D Group said they felt secure within the European Parliament amid a terror attack in Brussels on October 16, so much so that…
Two Swedes murdered in Brussels terror attack
A man identifying as a supporter of the Islamic State murdered two men and wounded another on October 16.
Macron says France will be ‘merciless’ when deporting foreign extremists
French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will be "merciless" in deporting foreign extremists residing in France.
Seven dead in German road accident involving suspected human trafficker
Seven people have been killed in a road accident involving a suspected human trafficker, German media have reported.
Italian writer fined €1,000 for calling Meloni a ‘bastard’
The Left-wing Italian writer and journalist Roberto Saviano has been ordered by a court in Rome to pay €1,000 for insulting the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia…
As Poland heads to the polls, the parties are deeply divided – but not on how to deal with migration. The Polish way has lessons for all of Europe
Mischief, studied bon mots and narcissistic tirades were a hallmark of this week's debate before Sunday's elections in Poland.
Tunisia migration deal dead as country returns EU money
The controversial deal between Tunisia and the European Union seems to be dead in the water.
Former EC ‘green’ tsar Timmermans attacks Right for criticising green agenda
Frans Timmermans, the European Commission's former “green” tsar, has lashed out at the political Right for daring to criticise his green agenda.
Over 800,000 asylum claims made in Europe this year, leaked EC document shows
More than 800,000 asylum claims have been made in Europe so far this year, a leak from within the European Commission shows.
Mediterranean countries demand action on illegal migration
Migration and interior ministers from the five European Union nations most impacted by illegal migration from the Mediterranean want more help to tackle the problem.
Orbán fires back: ‘Brussels legally raped Poland and Hungary’ with the Migration Pact
The decision to move forward with the Migrant Pact is being poorly received by Hungary and Poland.
Spain cancels press conference after dust-up between Sánchez and Sunak
The Spanish and British Prime Ministers were on October 6 in such disagreement over migration that the closing press conference at the European Political Community…
Islamist terror surge likely in France in 2024, warn intelligence services
A surge of Islamist terrorist attacks is likely in 2024, French intelligence services have warned.
Sunak and Meloni unite to ramp up pressure on EU over illegal migration
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined forces with his Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni in demanding tougher action from the European Union in tackling…
Spain rescues 262 migrants in Canary Islands as EU mulls migration
Spanish coast guards rescued 262 migrants in three boats trying to reach the Canary Islands in the early hours of Friday amid a surge in crossings, just as European…
European Council strikes initial deal on Migration Pact
European Union Members States have agreed on how to handle illegal migrants and asylum seekers.
No deal! Tunisia rejects EU money
European plans to curb the mass influx of migrants coming from Tunisia have suffered a major setback as Tunisian President Kais Saied rejected financial support…
Tunisia ‘expected’ to respect human rights with EU migrant deal, EC says
Tunisia is "expected" to respect human rights as part of its deal with the European Union to curb illegal migration, the European Commission has said.
New UN migration chief worried boat deaths becoming “normalised”
The new head of the U.N.
Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh are making a ‘personal choice’ – Azerbaijan Ambassador
"The issue of people fleeing, this is - you have to understand - this is a personal choice," he told Brussels Signal head of news Justin Stares.