Danish PM warns of ‘enemy within’ as she links migration to Hamas and terrorism
Frederiksen said Europe faced threats both from outside and within its borders, arguing that uncontrolled migration posed a serious threat to European societies.
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Clowns entertain illegal migrants on their way to Britain
The performances, which also included helping prepare free hot lunches, largely met with bemusement rather than smiles.
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Italy targets German NGOs as migrant row with Berlin escalates
German media reported that the first case involves a 22-year-old Somali woman who entered Germany in March 2026.
Green MP presses Berlin to take in more Afghans despite majority opposition
Marcel Emmerich has asked German interior minister Alexander Dobrindt to admit Afghans stranded in Pakistan, citing a Constitutional Court ruling and a vote by his…
State Department revokes more than 175,000 visas under Trump
Washington says a US visa is a privilege and not a right, with the running total up by 75,000 since January.
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Coverage of the Ceuta crisis turns on Meloni’s motives rather than on the border
European outlets have read Italy's checks as a performance for domestic consumption, an account that requires the dispute with Madrid to be insincere.
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Germany is set to deport migrants to Italy amid Dublin rules reset
Migrants crossing the Mediterranean often arrive first in either country before travelling onwards to northern Europe, including Germany.
EPP calls for better, EU-wide external border protection after Ceuta crisis
"Ceuta has served as a test case and a lesson: the fight against illegal immigration is a shared responsibility," Tajani said.
Meloni and Frederiksen blame uncontrolled immigration for rising crime and press for deportations
The Italian and Danish prime ministers want repatriation centres outside Europe and say foreigners living legally in the European Union must respect European values.
Tajani calls Sánchez’s border checks ‘disproportionate’ as Italy holds Schengen suspension
The Italian foreign minister said Rome would restore free movement once the danger of a second mass crossing into Ceuta had passed.
Sánchez turns Spain’s border controls on Italy rather than on Morocco
Madrid will screen passengers arriving from a fellow member state at ports and airports, days after tens of thousands walked and swam into Ceuta unchecked.
Meloni rejects Sánchez ultimatum to lift Schengen checks
Rome has tied any review of the suspension to intelligence warnings of a fresh mass crossing attempt at Ceuta.
Sánchez gives Meloni two days to lift border checks or face ‘proportional measures’
Sánchez calls the Italian controls discriminatory though Rome says they fall only on non-EU travellers.
One in five UK student loans goes to foreign nationals, mostly EU citizens
EU students arriving without either status lost access to tuition fee funding in 2021-22, a change that has not reduced the foreign share of lending.
Rwanda negotiates with Italy over taking in expelled asylum seekers
Kigali says Rome's plan could build on a transit centre near the capital that has sheltered asylum seekers evacuated from Libya.
State Department blames Sánchez for Ceuta crossings
Washington has paired its attack on Madrid with a travel warning for the enclave and a congressional text placing Ceuta in Moroccan territory.
Iranian women footballers who sought asylum become Australian citizens
The pair were among seven members of Iran's delegation offered humanitarian visas while in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup in March.
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Greek sea arrivals fall by a third as Spain becomes the main pressure point
Athens credited its own deterrence for the 34 per cent drop, though European Union figures showed the decline was bloc-wide and the traffic did not simply move west.
Commission considers extra funding for Spain over Ceuta crisis
Madrid has sent Brussels a first assessment of its needs though it has yet to submit a formal request for money.
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Poland calls on EU to deny residence rights to illegal migrants
The scenes at Ceuta led many European leaders to express their dissatisfaction with Spain's handling of the situation.
Italy pushes for formal EU censure of Spain’s mass regularisation
Rome wants the European Commission and a majority of member states to put on record their concern about the Spanish decree.
Spanish national security department deletes migration reports from before Ceuta breach
The two documents pulled from the government website recorded a sharp rise in land arrivals at Ceuta and Melilla in the weeks leading up to the mass crossing.
Portugal criticises ‘lack of rules’ on migration after Ceuta crossings
Luís Montenegro stayed out of the letter of 22 leaders challenging Madrid, then delivered a rebuke of his own.
German court jails German-Kazakh dual national for life over double knife murder
The Kassel regional court also ordered preventive detention after finding the killer would remain a serious danger to the public.
Brunner says the EU has passed the Ceuta test as Brussels presses for faster returns
European Commissioner Magnus Brunner stated that the EU has navigated the Ceuta border crisis successfully, urging member states to expedite the implementation of…
EU interior ministers back tighter borders and faster returns after Ceuta
Ministers agreed to develop early-warning tools including social media monitoring to detect coordinated surges before they reach the frontier.
Airport signs mark Italy’s unilateral Schengen suspension on Spanish arrivals
The physical divide is the first tangible result of the Meloni government's decision to suspend Schengen free movement with Spain for the month of August.
Brussels calls Spanish migrant regularisation a bad signal for Europe
Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner sees no direct link with the Ceuta crossings though says the decree sends the wrong message across the EU.
Spanish police identify expelled jihadists among Ceuta arrivals
Counter-terrorism officers believe at least 10 men convicted of terrorism offences and deported to Morocco crossed back during the mass entry.
Vannacci: ‘Sánchez is right. On immigration, Meloni is a fiasco’
The ex-military said that Italy is being "Governed by a watered-down, fearful right, without the courage to make decisive decisions".