Belgium concerned over ‘dodgy dentists from Romania’
Low-skilled dentists from Romania are causing a headache in Belgium but, because of EU rules, authorities in Belgium are powerless to act.
Migration
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Italy detains three NGO migrant ships
Italian authorities have seized three ships in the past few days used to transport migrants to Europe. The vessels belong to the NGOs Open Arms, Sea-Eye and Sea-Watch.
Belgium: while French-speaking jobless refuse work in Flanders, employers look for manpower abroad
New figures show how wide the gap between Dutch-speaking Flanders and Francophone Wallonia is in Belgium.
‘Post-Brexit migration works’ as figures show surge in foreign job-seekers
Foreign interest in UK jobs has soared in a ringing endorsement of the post-Brexit immigration strategy launched in 2021, according to research from jobs website…
Italian general sacked after his controversial book causes uproar
A senior Italian general has been sacked after his controversial book caused uproar in the country.
Latest Belgium asylum figures show ‘border protection is not working’, party claims
Attempts to protect Europe's borders are not working as evidenced by the continued influx of asylum seekers into Belgium, a populist party in the country has claimed.
Von der Leyen under fire for holiday at Greek PM’s private mansion
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen's recent jaunt to Crete as guest of the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife has sparked…
Belgian party demands referendum on EU Migration Pact
A nationalist party in Belgium has demanded that the country holds a referendum on the European Union Migration Pact.
UK defends immigration strategy despite Channel deaths
The British Government has defended its immigration strategy after six people drowned and more than 50 needed rescuing when the small boat they had boarded to cross…
The EU’s voluntary solidarity mechanism on migration falls short – only one-third of target hit
Just 2,503 migrants have been distributed in 14 months across 21 European Union Member States, far removed from the goal of 8,000 people.
European Commission defends supermarkets over migrant-worker abuse claims
The European Commission has rejected calls for German supermarket chains to bear some responsibility for alleged abuses of migrant workers in the country.
Small migrant-boat landings in UK top 100,000 since 2018
The number of small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel to the UK has topped 100,000 since 2018, according to latest figures from the UK Home Office.
Deploy German police in the Mediterranean to save migrants, Greens demand
Members of the German Green party are calling on the country's government to deploy police in the Mediterranean to save drowning migrants.
Police resort to ‘scarecrows’ amid ‘disastrous’ rise in Brussels crime
With crime on the rise in Brussels, police have resorted to “scarecrow-tactics” in an attempt to reverse the trend.
Migrant-boat shipwreck off Italian island ‘leaves 41 dead’
As many as 41 migrants have reportedly died following a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to four people claiming to be the only survivors…
EC insists migrant relocation payments are ‘not penalties’
The European Commission says payments imposed on European Union Member States that reject relocated migrants are not “penalties”.
Poland protests Belarusian helicopters entering its airspace
Polish broadcasters reported flights of helicopters over the Białowieża forest area near the Polish-Belarusian border.
German Green party co-leader ‘would not visit Berlin drug park’
German Greens party co-leader Ricarda Lang has said that she would not walk through a Berlin park infamous for drug trafficking, sparking outrage across German media…
Wagner operatives ‘could enter EU disguised as migrants’, Polish PM warns
Mercenaries from the Russian-backed Wagner Group could infiltrate the European Union by posing as migrants, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned.
German teacher ‘fired for views on mass migration’
A German special-needs school teacher in the university town of Landau has been stripped of her job by local courts over her opinions regarding migration, local…
Poland and Lithuania threaten to close borders with Belarus after arrival of 1,200 mercenaries
Lithuania’s deputy interior minister Arnoldas Abramavičius said his country and Poland are mulling a decision to shut their borders with Belarus if the pair decide…
Germany’s government appears increasingly delusional: and it’s not the only one
It is clearly bad for any country when its government strays into the realms of delusion.
Proposed EU Migration Pact stranded amid ‘insufficient support’
The European Union's contentious migration law has become bogged down in the Council of the European Union after it failed to gain enough backing.
Burning the Koran shouldn’t be illegal — but it is moronic
You are perfectly free and entitled to run full speed and headfirst into a brick wall. It is not illegal.
German adventurer has trusty cart stolen after trekking from China to Munich
A German adventurer was robbed of his cart in Munich after he had walked with it all the way from China.
European Commission denies being ‘secretly influenced’ by pro-migrant group
The European Commission has denied its actions are influenced by a prominent pro-migrant organisation.
Hungarian minister dons Texas Stetson to charm US conservatives
Hungary’s outgoing Justice Minister has taken her charm offensive Stateside in the name of building conservative alliances. “Hello, Texas!
Italian politicians furious after migrant-rescue boat captain becomes MEP candidate
Politicians from Italy's ruling political parties expressed outrage after Carlota Rackete, the captain of a controversial migrant-rescue ship, became a candidate…
Video of ‘immigrant youths attacking police’ prompts calls for crackdown
Footage of what one politician called "immigrant" youths apparently attacking a police car in Brussels has prompted a political outcry, with some opposition politicians…
UK-based EU citizens still in limbo despite court ruling
A Home Office decision to grant an automatic two-year extension to the pre-settled status of 2.