Over 800,000 asylum claims made in Europe this year, leaked EC document shows
More than 800,000 asylum claims have been made in Europe so far this year, a leak from within the European Commission shows.
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More than 800,000 asylum claims have been made in Europe so far this year, a leak from within the European Commission shows.
Migration and interior ministers from the five European Union nations most impacted by illegal migration from the Mediterranean want more help to tackle the problem.
The Spanish and British Prime Ministers were on October 6 in such disagreement over migration that the closing press conference at the European Political Community…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has joined forces with his Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni in demanding tougher action from the European Union in tackling…
Spanish coast guards rescued 262 migrants in three boats trying to reach the Canary Islands in the early hours of Friday amid a surge in crossings, just as European…
European plans to curb the mass influx of migrants coming from Tunisia have suffered a major setback as Tunisian President Kais Saied rejected financial support…
Tunisia is "expected" to respect human rights as part of its deal with the European Union to curb illegal migration, the European Commission has said.
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that at least 2,500 people have so far gone missing or perished in the Mediterranean Sea in…
The Italian Government has approved a more restrictive decree for young, unaccompanied migrants.
A number of European politicians arrived in Lampedusa for a day-trip on September 27 to assess for themselves how the huge influx of migrant arrivals was being handled.
The European Union's migration ministers meet in Brussels on Thursday to discuss how to handle migrants arriving by sea as Italy and Germany worry over increased…
The European Commission faced tough questions over the deteriorating state of the Schengen Area comprising 27 European countries that had abolished many types of…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has written an angry letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz complaining about his country’s alleged funding of illegal migration…
There is a point when the political covenant between the governed and the governors in the liberal democracies of Europe breaks down.
Pope Francis arrived at the French port city of Marseille on Friday for a lightning visit that will centre on Europe's migration crisis, lamenting that migrants…
Support across Europe for the implementation of a military blockade in the Mediterranean is growing amid the worsening migrant crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is taking the migrant crisis hitting her country to the United Nations with a clear message.
The Polish Government adopted a resolution on September 15 opposing any tolerance towards illegal migration.
Joachim Gauck, former president of Germany, said there is a loss of control at the borders and he praised the Danish approach as an example of how the situation…
As Italy is relocating migrants who came ashore at Lampedusa, swamping the Italian island recently, other ports in the region are also now reaching the limits of…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is being put under significant pressure as a result of the ongoing migrant crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
A number of European Union Member States have abandoned their neighbour Italy, choosing to tighten borders with the country after the arrival of thousands of migrants…
Germany is no longer accepting refugees from Italy on the grounds that Italy is not respecting the Dublin III Regulation on returnees, thereby suspending its participation…
The Belgian Council of State, the country's supreme court, has ruled that the decision by the Belgian Government to stop giving shelter to single male migrants is…
Lampedusa Mayor Filippo Mannino sounded the alarm on the spike in landings, with in excess of 2,500 people arriving in just a few hours.
The European Union has seen a sharp rise in asylum claims being made in the first half of 2023, with total numbers up by 28 per cent compared to the same period…
Rioting has erupted in the Swedish city of Malmö after Iraqi migrant Salwan Momika once again publicly torched a copy of the Quran.
The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Nicole De Moor has decided that single male asylum seekers will no longer receive shelter in her country.
On August 25, almost 2,000 people in more than 60 boats reached the island. A day later, just under 1,800 came.