Seven charged amid visa-issuing corruption probe in Poland
Polish prosecutors have charged seven people in the visa-issuing corruption scandal that has led to the dismissal of a deputy foreign minister and calls for the…
Migration
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Labour leader Keir Starmer’s new immigration plan is not about tackling small boats – it is about cosying up to Europe
The Labour leader and near shoo-in as the next UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, is feeling pretty confident of victory.
UK would be ‘dumping ground’ for EU’s unwanted migrants under Labour, says Home Secretary
Immigration plans unveiled by UK opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer would see the country become the European Union's "dumping ground" for migrants the bloc did…
UK ‘in final stages’ of agreeing border-control deal with EU
The UK Government is about to agree a new border-control agreement with the European Union, according to British media outlets.
Germany suspends deal to accept migrants from Italy
Germany is no longer accepting refugees from Italy on the grounds that Italy is not respecting the Dublin III Regulation on returnees, thereby suspending its participation…
Belgian court rules against government, saying single male migrants should get shelter
The Belgian Council of State, the country's supreme court, has ruled that the decision by the Belgian Government to stop giving shelter to single male migrants is…
Migrants outnumber inhabitants on Lampedusa amid record arrivals
Lampedusa Mayor Filippo Mannino sounded the alarm on the spike in landings, with in excess of 2,500 people arriving in just a few hours.
EU ‘devil-dancing’ with Tunisian migration deal
European Parliament members clashed in the plenary in Strasbourg on September 12 over the European Union's controversial migration deal with Tunisia, with some calling…
Around 200k Ukrainian men have ‘dodged draft by migrating to Germany’
Around 200,000 men have managed to avoid Ukraine's draft by fleeing to Germany, official government statistics appear to show.
Netherlands should have right to opt out of EU ‘green’ agenda, farmers’ party says
The Netherlands should obtain the right to opt out of all European Union policies regarding the bloc's “green” agenda, the country's farmers' party has said.
Rising foreign-student numbers in the Netherlands puts pressure on education system
An influx of foreign students is threatening the proper functioning of the Dutch higher-education system, the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported.
Belgian Government set to face court over ban on shelter for single male migrants
Eight organisations have filed an urgent request for suspension with the Council of State, the supreme administrative court of Belgium, against the recent decision…
Macron under pressure from both Left and Right on immigration bill
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is coming under fire from both the Left and Right over its new immigration reform bill.
EU court backs Frontex in Syrian man’s ‘pushback’ damages case
Judges have found against a Syrian migrant who claimed his family were victims of “pushbacks” and sued for damages.
Poland threatens to extradite Ukrainian draft dodgers
Poland has threatened to extradite all Ukrainian men of military age who have illegally left Ukraine to escape mobilisation.
European Commission hands Turkey €800 million in latest refugee payment
On September 6 and 7, the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi will visit Turkey to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation,…
EU asylum claims spike 28 per cent in first half of 2023
The European Union has seen a sharp rise in asylum claims being made in the first half of 2023, with total numbers up by 28 per cent compared to the same period…
Riots erupt in Sweden’s third-largest city after another Quran burning
Rioting has erupted in the Swedish city of Malmö after Iraqi migrant Salwan Momika once again publicly torched a copy of the Quran.
EC squirms as journalists ask if executive kept silent about alleged Saudi massacres
The European Commission has been accused of knowing about alleged Saudi atrocities on the Yemen border and doing nothing.
Migrants refuse to leave Brussels squat despite court order
Migrants living in a squat in the centre of Brussels have declared they will ignore a court order to abandon the premises.
Socialists slam Weber for calling them ‘moralisers’
The European Union’s Party of European Socialists (PES) has lambasted President of the European People's Party (EPP) Manfred Weber for calling its members "moralisers".
Belgium to no longer offer shelter to single male migrants as arrivals overwhelm system
The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Nicole De Moor has decided that single male asylum seekers will no longer receive shelter in her country.
EC insists aid programme does not discriminate against Syrian Christians
The European Commission has rejected claims it has been discriminating against Syrian Christians with its post-earthquake aid programme.
European Parliament bigwig Weber demands results from Tunisia on migration
Manfred Weber, the head of the European People's Party, is demanding tangible results from Tunisia on curbing migration.
Possible Serbian citizenship changes spark EU border-control concerns
The European Commission has expressed disquiet over border control in relation to changes to citizenship rules being pondered by Serbia.
Euronews ‘report’ on Ukrainian migrant attack ‘is fake’, outlet says
An alleged Euronews' report detailing how Ukrainians attacked a German man for flying a Slovenian flag is fake, the publication has stated.
Police raid on Brussels’ train station ‘failed to prevent crime’, witnesses say
A major police raid on one of Brussels' main train stations has failed to prevent criminal activity there, witnesses working and living near the facility have claimed.
Poland and the Baltic States threaten Belarus with border closure
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have joined forces and told Belarus that they will close all border crossings if there is any more mass illegal migration or…
Migrants swamp Lampedusa as EU agreement with Tunisia flounders
On August 25, almost 2,000 people in more than 60 boats reached the island. A day later, just under 1,800 came.
German citizenship reforms would ‘result in Turkish applicants surge’
Germany is going to be overwhelmed by Turkish migrants rushing for naturalisation should the country's government reform its citizenship law, according to critics…