The changing face of Cyprus: Will the island state soon be the first European country with a non-European majority?
If demographic replacement is undisputedly taking place somewhere in the EU, that place is Cyprus.
Migration
Latest reporting and analysis on migration.
Cyprus seeks EU help to curb surge of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
Cyprus appealed on Wednesday for vigorous action from the EU to stem a recent tide of mostly Syrian refugees arriving by sea via Lebanon, saying the island's reception…
Romania and Bulgaria join ‘air’ Schengen despite mass migration fears
Austria was the main opponent to the two countries joining the bloc, with Vienna expressing concern that loosening border-control requirements would further expose…
Donald Tusk says EU migration pact is hurting Poland
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has railed against the EU's migration pact, saying the deal prevented his country from dealing with migrants streams from Russia…
Denmark’s hardline immigration model eyed by neighbours as EP elections nears
With a year of elections ahead, including the European Parliament vote in June, the Danish model of immigration policy is spreading to its European neighbours.
For Italy’s PM Meloni and Salvini’s right-wing Lega, migration is vote-hunting territory
For both Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her “frenemy” coalition partners to the Right, June's European Parliament election will be largely about migration.
Rising gangland violence puts Sweden’s political parties at odds
There are 62,000 people who are either active in, or have connections to, gang networks in Sweden according to the country's National Police Commissioner, Petra…
Sweden closes doors to migrants after backlash against open borders
With the EU's migration policy in the spotlight for June's European Parliament elections, Sweden is where the issue likely hits closest to home.
Migrant crossings to UK hit new record, heaping pressure on Sunak
More than 4,600 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2024, a record total for the first three months of the year and giving Prime Minister…
Kurds and Turks battle in the streets of Belgium as ethnic tensions flare
Kurds and Turks have been fighting in the streets of Belgium streets in recent days, causing strained relations between both communities to sour further
Migrants are ‘no threat to EU’, says European Parliament home affairs committee chair
Juan Fernando López Aguilar MEP, the chair of the European Parliament’s home affairs committee, is positive about the possible effects of ongoing mass-migration…
Dutch Government ‘pays €4 million a week to put up migrants in hotels’
More than 8,000 asylum seekers are currently residing in at least 50 hotels and holiday parks in the Netherlands at an estimated total cost of around €4 million…
Italy’s Lampedusa island sees sudden influx of migrants
More than 1,700 migrants came to the Italian island of Lampedusa by boat over the weekend of March 23.
Sweden’s EP elections: What you need to know
If migration is the big story ahead of June's European Parliament elections, Sweden is where it hits home.
Irregular migration in Spain: A European issue
The Spanish Ministry of the Interior registered more than 56,000 undocumented people entering Spain last year -- an 82 per cent increase on the 31,000 seen in 2022.
Strip failed asylum seekers of social benefits, demands Germany left-wing politician
Migrants who have their asylum claims rejected should not receive any social benefits, Germany's left-wing politician Sahra Wagenknecht said.
Swedish politician regrets ‘refugees welcome’ policy: ‘We were fundamentally wrong on the immigration issue’
Louise Meijer, an MP for Sweden's centrist Moderate party, apologised to voters for her previous position on open borders.
Frontex: Illegal migration from Western Africa to EU up by 541 per cent in first two months of 2024
Illegal border-crossings into the European Union are maintaining their rising overall level - but the routes used by illegal immigrants are changing.
From a nonbinary Irish witch to Croatia’s entry about youth having to emigrate – Eurovision still says it doesn’t do politics
Ireland's nonbinary hopeful for Eurovision boasts an OnlyFans account, practises witchcraft, and--something which cannot yet be said of 2008 Irish entry Dustin the…
Egypt set to get €7.4 billion in aid from EU
The European Union is readying a €7.4 billion financial-aid package for Egypt, the Financial Times reported.
Italy impounds German NGO’s ‘rescue ship’ Sea-Eye 4 for 60 days
Italian authorities have detained for 60 days the German ship Sea-Eye 4, a former offshore supply vessel repurposed for at-sea rescue operations and run by German…
The EPP is now talking tough on migration as they seek to head off a populist revolt at the European elections – with Ursula von der Leyen’s record, don’t believe them
Last week at the Bucharest European People's Party (EPP) Congress Ursula von der Leyen was crowned lead candidate for a second term as President of the European…
Poland seeks exemption from the EU’s migration pact
Donald Tusk’s government will seek an exemption from the EU’s planned migration pact for asylum seekers, arguing Poland faces a unique situation on its borders…
More than 1.1 million asylum claims for EU in 2023
Europe received more than 1.1 million asylum claims in 2023, data published by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has shown.
EU Liberals hold ‘disproportionate influence on migration’, study finds
MEPs from liberal-leaning political groups within the European Parliament hold “disproportionate sway” when it comes to migration issues, new research revealed.
German court hammers news outlet Correctiv over ‘secret meeting’ story
German non-profit news group Correctiv has been hit by the courts over its report about an alleged “conspiratorial” Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) meeting.
Angry residents of France’s Mayotte island target aid workers for ‘helping migrants’
The island, located between Mozambique and Madagascar, has a large number of immigrants: perhaps as many as half its population of 300,000
Albanian parliament ratifies migration centres deal with Italy
Albanian lawmakers on Thursday ratified a migration deal with Italy under which it will build processing centres for migrants sent on to its Balkan neighbour…
How migration has split German politics
"As long as our Government does not change German migration policies there seem to be no real limits to the growth of right-wing populism."
MEP criticised by EP President over use of ‘Nazi terminology’
Tom Vandendriessche, an MEP with the ID Group, has been criticised by the European Parliament for referring to the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact as…