Polish farmers plan to ‘shut all Ukraine borders’
Polish farmers intend a total blockade of all border crossings with Ukraine, a trade union said, escalating their month-long strike that began in protest against…
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‘Irregular migration’ to Canary Islands spikes by 1,000 per cent
The number of “irregular” migrants arriving at Spain's Canary Islands jumped by more than 1,000 per cent during January 2024 as compared with a year before,…
Head of Frontex: ‘Nothing can stop people from crossing a border’
There is "nothing" that EU authorities can do that will prevent migrants from entering the continent, the head of the bloc's border control agency has said.
Finland extends Russia border closure
Finland will extend the closure of its border with Russia by four weeks, the ministry of interior said, confirming earlier reports that all crossings would remain…
Slovak truckers to start Ukraine border crossing blockade, joining Polish protests
Slovak road hauliers were set to start blocking the country's border with Ukraine on Friday, pledging an almost total shutdown of the crossing for trucks until the…
Slovak truckers threaten Ukraine border blockade from December 1
Slovak truckers are threatening to block the country's main border crossing with Ukraine from December 1 unless steps are taken to limit competition from Ukrainian…
Polish news report about ‘child’s disappearance’ on Belarus border was fake, journalist admits
A story about a four-year-old child named “Eileen” who was purportedly lost and feared dead after crossing the Polish-Belarusian border in 2021 has been exposed…
Frontex to boost Finnish border presence amid Russian migrant surge
European Union border agency Frontex has announced it will increase its number of guards on the Finnish border in response to a burgeoning migrant crisis emanating…
Finland worried by spike in illegal migrants coming from Russia
Russia may be opening a new migration route to the EU in an apparent hostile move by sending illegal migrants to Finland.
Polish truck drivers block Ukrainian border over ‘unfair competition’
Polish truckers blocked three major border crossings with Ukraine on Monday, protesting "unfair competition" from Ukrainian lorry drivers.
UK travel industry relief as Britain moves to cut border red tape for French school trips
The UK Government is to roll back immigration rules for children on school trips from France.
From curbs on free speech to centralising asylum policy, the EU is leveraging Hamas’s assault on Israel to give itself more powers
Like the sun rising in the morning and Eurostat getting everything utterly wrong, one of the truisms of the EU is that it never wastes a crisis.
Shootout at Serbian-Hungarian border leaves three migrants dead
Three migrants were killed and one injured on October 27 in an exchange of gunfire near the Serbian settlement of Horgoš, in the border zone between Serbia and…
ANALYSIS: Brussels terror attack highlights struggle to control migration
In the wake of the most recent terrorist attack in Brussels carried out by gunman Abdeslam Lassoued, a dismal image of the European capital's security situation…
Terrorist attacks, demonstrations celebrating atrocities, anti-Semitic hate crimes: Will the events of the last two weeks be the end of the migration pact? They certainly should be
In 2017 the British think-tank Chatham House conducted a poll in ten European nations, asking whether “All further migration from mainly Muslim countries should…
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.
Orbán claims Brussels ‘deceived’ Hungary over Ukrainian grain
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticised the European Commission and its role in the dispute over Ukrainian gain.
Poland reintroduces checks at border with Slovakia to tackle illegal migration via Balkans
Poland has reintroduced checks on its border with Slovakia in a bid to curb illegal migrants crossing European Union frontiers in the Balkans and making their way…
Germany mulls reintroduction of border controls with Poland and Czechia
Just three weeks ahead of Poland’s general election on October 15, both Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and its interior minister Nancy Faeser have signalled…
Pro-migrant film ‘demonising’ Polish Border Guards takes centre stage in election campaign
Green Border, a prize-winning movie by Polish film director Agnieszka Holland about events on the Polish-Belarusian border, has been condemned by the country’s…
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.
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.
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…
Poland deploys 10,000 troops to Belarus border as tensions mount
Poland’s defence minister Mariusz Błaszczak says his country is moving significant troop numbers to the border with Belarus.
Poland presents EU with €1 billion bill for transit of Ukrainian grain
Poland is demanding €1 billion to pay for the infrastructure it says it requires to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain and other produce through the Polish-Ukrainian…
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.
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…
Poland to send 500 anti-terrorist police to Belarus border
The leader of Poland’s ruling Conservatives says his country would respond to potential threats posed by the Wagner group relocating in Belarus.
Visegrad Four fail to agree Migration Pact position
Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, known as the Visegrad Four (V4), failed to reach consensus on the European Union’s proposed Migration Pact at a summit on…
Polish businesses ‘facing bankruptcy’ after Belarus border closure
A escalating spat between Poland and Belarus over an imprisoned journalist risks bankrupting Polish businesses, according to correspondence between the European…