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France bans remigration forum and bars speaker from entering country
Officials cited acute risks to public order, referencing local security concerns and widespread tensions following recent incidents.
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Brussels unveils plan to transform Frontex into central deportation hub with 30,000-strong corps
It was presented by European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Magnus Brunner, Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration.
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Burnham says he would like to rejoin the EU and blames Brexit for the small-boat crisis
He explicitly ruled out any attempt to rejoin during the current parliament, saying the UK remains “way, way away from that”.
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US greenlights military heat ray testing to repel migrants at southern border
Range is reported as about 1,000 metres, a little more than half a mile, under suitable conditions.
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Italy and Spain lift border controls imposed after Ceuta migrant rush
The call brought together Italian interior minister Matteo Piantedosi and his Spanish counterpart Fernando Grande-Marlaska.
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Moroccan asylum seekers in Ceuta increasingly invoke sexual orientation
Spanish police detect a shift in asylum claims in the North African enclave, raising questions about case assessments and safeguards
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Europe hosts more immigrants than any other region of the world
United Nations figures showed the number of foreign-born residents in Europe had nearly doubled since 1990, with a handful of countries accounting for most of the…
Illegal immigration into Spain rises as the rest of the EU records sharp falls
The western Mediterranean is the only major route into the European Union still growing, and the official count leaves out the invasion of Ceuta in July.
France extends city curfews after first calm night since riots
Police reported no major incidents overnight as the government prepared a second round of local restrictions, with prosecutors casting doubt on official claims about…
Austria blames migration for riots in France and Italy
The Austrian Government says years of migration have brought conflicts into Europe that are not Europe's own, and warns it will act against extremism at home.
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Trump says Paris will soon be a ‘Muslim city’ as France counts the cost of riots
The US President blamed immigration for the worst disorder France has seen in decades and said he had warned his French counterpart years ago to close the borders.
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Tusk’s hard line on migration contradicted by retreat from penalising aid to illegal migrants
"We are firmly defending the border against illegal migration; we have our own asylum policy of not accepting applications and we deport those who break Polish law".
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Irregular EU border crossings drop nearly one-third in first nine months of 2026
September alone accounted for about 14,300 crossings, 28 per cent fewer than in the same month of 2025 but 11 per cent more than in August.
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Bardella calls Macron’s riot address ‘cowardly’ as France counts the cost
The National Rally president said the French Government had nothing left to offer voters after the worst disorder in years.
Rioters loot shops and attack police in Milan for a second night
More than 200 people were taken to police stations, about 80 per cent of them minors, after a night of looting and clashes around the Duomo.
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Looters return to Paris after riots leave 1,000 police injured
Officers made 108 fresh arrests in the capital on a second night of disorder, as the French Government held crisis talks and resisted calls for a state of emergency.
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Nearly half of French Muslims would consider leaving if Le Pen wins
The online poll, conducted between September 25-30, 2026, among a representative sample of 9,689 adults, found that 46 per cent of Muslim respondents would contemplate…
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US urges Spain to ‘combat mass migration’ and spend more on defence
Washington's national day greeting to Madrid restates its demands on borders and military spending less than seven weeks before Spain's general election.
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Foreign nationals make up nearly 40 per cent of Germany’s long-term welfare recipients
This chronic demographic accounts for roughly two in five of all employable welfare beneficiaries nationwide.
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Crowd attacks Vlaams Belang politician at Antwerp city hall
Two people from the Belgian-Moroccan group have been detained by police following the incident.
Four in five people convicted of theft in Switzerland hold a foreign passport
Algerian and Romanian nationals were the most frequently recorded. About two-thirds of those convicted were not part of the permanent resident population.
UN says most child migrants reaching Europe now travel alone
The concentration is sharpest in Italy and Spain, where 86 per cent of the children arrived alone.
Trump links French school protests to ‘out of control mass migration’
"What's happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn't about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!".
‘Nearly all women arriving on small boats have been raped,’ UK Home Secretary admits
Home Office statistics record the sex, age and nationality of those detected on arrival, not what happened to them before they embarked.
Italy keeps Schengen checks on Spain two months after Ceuta invasion
Rome says the risks left by the July invasion have not receded, while the European Commission has still not ruled on either set of controls.
State Department strips a quarter of a million visas under Trump
Ordinary European tourists mostly travel without one, though officials and regulators in Brussels have already been caught by Washington's widening net.
Vance says deporting illegal migrants would cut rents, house prices and violent crime
He added that there was a lot of economic evidence on the issue, both in the US and abroad.
Sharia4Belgium founder seeks Belgian asylum to block a return to Morocco
Belkacem was born in Rumst, in Antwerp province, northern Belgium, in 1982 but is of Moroccan descent.
Brussels plans Frontex rapid-reaction force after Ceuta crossings
The European Commission plans to enhance Frontex's capabilities, enabling rapid response to border crises within 24 hours as part of a new five-point package addressing…
Portugal’s ruling parties move to charge non-resident foreigners for healthcare
A bill from the two parties backing Prime Minister Luís Montenegro would oblige illegal migrants and non-residents to pay for treatment, with an exception for emergencies.