Migrants are invading empty properties in Warsaw, Polish opposition warns
Migrants are invading empty properties in the Polish capital of Warsaw, the country's leader of the opposition has claimed.
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European Council backs Polish PM Tusk’s suspension of asylum on Poland-Belarus border
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has expressed his satisfaction at the outcome of a European Council meeting on October 17 at which the council expressed support…
Illegal EU border crossings down 42 per cent in first nine months
There has been a sharp decline in illegal border crossings into the European Union, the border agency Frontex has reported.
First of many? Italy sends first batch of asylum seekers to Albania
"We took extra time so that everything was done in the best way, but we are very satisfied with the results of this work," Italian PM Giorgia Meloni said.
Von der Leyen proposes migrant ‘return hubs’ in deportation push
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to establish so-called "return hubs" outside the European Union to accelerate deportations.
French interior minister aims to scrap illegal migrant regularisation scheme
French interior minister Bruno Retailleau has announced plans to abolish the country's 2012 migrant regularisation programme.
Hungary wants to opt-out of EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact
In a letter sent to European Commissioner Yvla Johansson on October 7, the Hungarian government expressed its desire to opt out of the EU Migration and Asylum Pact,…
EC throws cold water over Dutch migration opt out request
A request from the Dutch government for an opt-out from European migration rules is virtually impossible in the near future, according to the European Commission.
Netherlands aims to repeal part of asylum law to limit immigration
The Dutch Government has said it wanted to render parts of the immigration law inoperative in a bid to stem the high number of incoming asylum seekers.
Migration crisis: German minister warns drastic migration reforms are required
German interior minister Nancy Faeser has told the European Commission in a letter that her country cannot handle the migration situation any more and drastic reforms…
Home affairs Commissioner Johansson ‘closer to NGOs than Member States’ on illegal migration, ex-Frontex boss claims
The European Commission's home affairs tsar Ylva Johansson is closer to pro-mass migration NGOs than to the Member States she is meant to serve, the former head…
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…
Tusk calls German border controls crackdown ‘unacceptable’
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called the unilateral decision by Germany to reintroduce border checks on all its frontiers "unacceptable", adding that it…
EU gives €9 million to migrant deportation evasion guide
The European Commission has handed nearly €9 million to an online project that helps migrants evade deportation in Germany, Brussels Signal has discovered.
Illegal migrants crossing Polish border ‘should be shot’, says presidential candidate
Sławomir Mentzen, who is the presidential candidate for Poland's right-wing Confederation party, has said that illegal migrants should be shot by border guards…
Hungary threatens to send its migrants to Brussels over EU fines
The Hungarian Government is planning to give free one-way tickets to Brussels for migrants and asylum seekers who want to enter the European Union, reports indicate.
Sweden achieves lowest number of asylum seekers since 1997
"While asylum immigration to the EU is reaching record levels, asylum immigration to Sweden is decreasing...
Hungary slams EPP accusation of ‘enabling Russian espionage’ as ‘childish lies’
The Hungarian Government has responded to criticism from the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament of Budapest's new visa policy for Russian and…
Spain: PP accepts migrant minors redistribution plan – with a warning
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the President of Spain's opposition’s centre-right Partido Popular (PP), has spoken out against the government’s proposed reforms of…
Finnish Parliament approves controversial border law on migrants
Finland has given the go-ahead to a controversial temporary bill empowering Finnish border guards to deny entry and return asylum seekers attempting to cross the…
Spain’s Vox threatens Partido Popular over minor immigration
The leader of Spanish party Vox, Santiago Abascal, has warned his party will regard regional pacts with the centre-wing People's Party (PP) as "broken" if the regional…
‘Outrageous’ says Orbán as ECJ orders Hungary to pay €200M for ‘violating rights of migrants’
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Hungary to pay €200 million plus a penalty of €1 million per day if it does not comply with the court's ruling of…
German naturalisations at highest since records began
In 2023, more people were naturalised in Germany than since the year 2000, the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden has announced.
German interior minister tempted by Italy’s ‘Albanian model’ asylum system
German interior minister Nancy Faeser has expressed interest in how Italy aims to more asylum application procedures in Albania.
EU adopts Migration Pact, gives members two years to enforce
The European Union has officially adopted the Migration Pact, with countries now having around two years to fully implement the decision.
Polish PM Tusk pledges to strengthen Belarus border fortifications
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has promised to increase defences on the Polish-Belarus border.
UK’s Rwanda Bill ‘causing migrants to opt for Ireland’, claims Irish Deputy PM
The tightening of asylum policies in the UK is causing ripple effects in Ireland as the threat of being deported to Rwanda spurs migrants to seek refuge in the Emerald…
German Liberals join growing chorus endorsing ‘Rwanda-style’ asylum procedures
The German Liberal Party (FDP) is promoting the idea of treating asylum applications in third countries outside Europe.
EU auditors target €6 billion Turkey migration deal with bloc
The European Union's auditors say it is impossible to identify exactly what the bloc achieved with its €6 billion migrant deal with Turkey.
Left and Right trade insults as Migration Pact passed
MEPs rowed over allegations of "Nazi" rhetoric in the halls of the European Parliament before narrowly voting in favour of the Migration and Asylum Pact.