Channel people smugglers shift base to Belgian coast as France tightens controls
"France has become stricter", said Jean-Marie Dedecker, mayor of the seaside town of Middelkerke.
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‘Violent Iraqi ex-soldiers protect people smugglers’, Belgian police chief warns
"Normally, we try to puncture the boat beforehand to prevent the crossing to the United Kingdom".
Channel crisis: UK and France strike new deal
Britain and France have agreed in principle on a major new border security pact aimed at stopping illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel.
India considers use of snakes and crocodiles to fight illegal migration from Bangladesh
Indian authorities are examining an unconventional proposal to deploy crocodiles and venomous snakes as a natural deterrent against illegal crossings along stretches…
Polish opposition PiS proposes legal ban on migrants from Middle East and Africa
Poland’s main opposition party, the Conservative (PiS), has proposed legislation banning the entry of people from some countries in the Middle East and Africa.
French left-wing leader blames ‘political police’ for detention of US streamer Hasan Piker
French left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has accused the US border control agency of becoming "a political police" following detention of an American left-wing…
New border control unit to crackdown on illegal immigration in Portugal
Portugal's government will establish a new Public Security Police (PSP) unit responsible for returning migrants in the country who have no right to stay, it announced.
Luxembourg minister Gloden urges Germany to minimise impact of new border controls
Léon Gloden, Luxembourg's Minister for Home Affairs, has called on German authorities to reduce the impact of recently implemented border controls.
Poland’s exclusion zone on border with Belarus ‘leads to 64 per cent drop in illegal crossings’
Poland’s interior ministry has reported a 64 per cent drop in the number of attempted illegal crossings by migrants from the country’s border with Belarus since…
Massive immigration in Europe is dangerous, says French ex-border boss
Fernand Gontier, the former director of the French Border Police, has warned that mass migration into Europe is becoming "unmanageable" and "destabilising."
UK’s Labour wants ‘elite’ border unit with powers to stop migrants
The UK’s opposition Labour Party appears to have mirrored the ruling Conservatives by promising strict border controls aimed at stopping boats arriving with illegal…
Belgium allows Frontex agents to help enforce border controls and deportations
Officers of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex have been granted permission to aid the Belgian police with border controls and deportations.
UK port may sue Government over ‘dangerous foreign meat’ risk
The health authority at Britain's port of Dover could bring legal action against the UK Government if it does not reconsider a plan to move checks on potentially…
Northern Ireland’s DUP furious as EU border-checks launch there
New checks on goods arriving in Northern Ireland (NI) from mainland Great Britain come into force on October 1 under the terms of the Windsor Framework.
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.
Schengen still not functioning despite end of Covid
Europe's border-control-free zone, Schengen, collapsed during the Covid pandemic as national governments retrenched within more comfortable confines in the belief…
Ukraine War, migrant surge accelerate plans for ‘Fortress Europe’
Faced with a Ukraine War of uncertain outcome and an ongoing surge in migrant arrivals, Europe has decided to fence itself off from the rest of the world.