France sends 14 to trial over deadliest Channel immigrant sinking
They face charges including manslaughter and criminal conspiracy, covering roles that ranged from driving immigrants to organising the crossing.
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EU calls on Schengen countries to lift internal border checks
The Commission called on Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden
Polish soldier acquitted for firing warning shots at immigrants on Belarus border
He had faced up to three years in prison for the incident near Dubicze Cerkiewne, in eastern Poland.
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister hails end of ‘damaging’ uncertainty before border fence comes down
Immigration, policing and justice will remain the responsibility of the Gibraltar authorities, while the territory is set to form a customs union with the EU.
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.
‘Absurd’: MEP condemns EU blocking Frontex from sharing people smugglers’ data with police
Mary Khan, MEP for the Alternative for Germany Party (AfD), has said European Union policies that block Europe's border agency Frontex from sharing data on people…
Pakistan’s Afghan Frankenstein: The beast is loose and Europe is unsuspecting
Is Pakistan finally facing the monster it created? Is Europe prepared for the consequences? The answer is in the smoke rising over the Durand Line.
Is Spain’s amnesty for migrants in conflict with EU law? Lawyers say ‘Yes’
Brussels Signal has obtained a letter sent by the heavyweight Polish legal think tank Ordo Iuris (Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture) to all European prime ministers,…
EU approves tougher migrant return rules as left-wing firewall fails
The European Parliament has approved a major overhaul of the European Union’s return policy, passing with 389 votes in favour and 206 against.
Banned Brazilian hormone-tainted beef slipped through EU’s control system
The integrity of the European Union’s food safety protocols has come under scrutiny following the detection of several shipments of Brazilian beef contaminated…
Ireland’s walls have been breached
History moves in cycles, sometimes brief ones.
Stranded trucks start moving as Poland reopens major border crossings with Belarus
Poland has reopened two major border crossings shut ahead of Russian-Belarusian Zapad military exercises.
Polish court acquits activists who smuggled migrants into the country
A court in eastern Poland has acquitted five activists accused of aiding illegal immigrants to remain on Polish territory before continuing their journey to Western…
UK sees record number of asylum applications
Britain has received a record number of asylum applications, official data showed on August 21, as the government faces growing pressure over the housing of thousands…
Asylum claims to Germany fall by more than half
Germany has seen a sharp decline in new asylum requests after Berlin introduced tougher policies on mass migration.
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.
Belgium aims to introduce tighter controls on illegal migration
Belgium joined the growing group of European countries to have reinstated border controls designed to halt illegal migration.
EU and UK sign ‘historic’ deal on Gibraltar ‘reset’
The European Union and Britain sealed an agreement on the status of the territory of Gibraltar, in what was billed as a "historic" breakthrough five years after…
German police union suspects pro-asylum NGO ‘organised recent border incident’
The German Police Officers’ Union (DPolG), a representation body for German policemen, said it suspected a recent incident at the German-Polish border may have…
Angela Merkel criticises tightening of border controls
Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the border policies of the new CDU-led government led by her former rival, Friedrich Merz.
German interior minister hails stricter border controls, but police bemoan lack of staff
Alexander Dobrindt, Germany’s new interior minister from Bavaria's Christian Social Union, drew a positive conclusion from the first week of stricter border controls.
Polish PM Tusk and German Chancellor Merz at odds over Berlin’s tightening of border controls
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have clashed over the issue of border controls on the German-Polish border during their meeting…
EC President von der Leyen demands more deportations of illegals from EU
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has come out in favour of accelerating the deportation of illegal immigrants from the European Union.
Opposition says Germany making covert relocations of migrants to Poland
Opposition figures from Poland's Conservatives (PiS) party visited towns on the country’s western border to call on Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centre-left…
Polish minister rules out migrants checks on his country’s border with Germany
Poland’s deputy internal affairs minister has told the country’s parliament there was no way Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government would introduce border…
Illegal migration to Europe continues to decline, says border agency
Irregular border crossings into European countries in the first two months of 2025 have gone down by 25 per cent compared to one year ago, according to European…
EC adopts stricter migration policies, embraces ‘return hubs’
Brussels has adopted a new stance on migration - reforming the system of repatriation to make it more in line with Italy's policies under the country's Prime Minister…
Polish anti-migrant protesters block bridge on border with Germany
Protesters in Poland including politicians from the Conservatives (PiS) blocked a bridge on the border to voice their opposition against the transfer of migrants…
UN says Poland’s proposed suspension of asylum ‘violates international and European law’
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has stated that Poland’s proposed response to the migration crisis on its border with Belarus would be…
Two-thirds of Poles ‘support border controls inside EU to combat migration’, poll finds
Almost two-thirds of Poles want the reintroduction of border controls within the European Union to combat illegal migration, according to the latest attitude poll…