EPP leader Weber urges ‘isolated Sánchez government’ to reverse course on migration
He argued that the broad support for protests against Spanish PM and his unilateral approach showed that “the left-wing Sánchez government is isolated”.
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Scottish woman who helped refugees found dead in suitcase in Athens; Afghan man arrested
Forensic examination indicated she had died several days earlier, with initial indications pointing to asphyxiation, though toxicology results were still being processed.
Von der Leyen offers Morocco more EU support days after Ceuta border breach
The Commission President told Pedro Sánchez that Rabat remained a strategic partner as EU interior ministers prepared for emergency talks.
Spanish Supreme Court judges round on Sánchez over Ceuta blame
Members of the court say the mass entry into the exclave was a political failure and not a judicial one.
Traffickers smuggle migrants out of Britain to exploit Spain’s migrant amnesty
Spain’s scheme offers a one-year renewable residence and work permit to those who can show they lived in the country for at least five months before the end of…
Ceuta stays under armoured patrol as Sánchez declares crisis reversed
The Interior Ministry put returns to Morocco at 48,300 by July 31, though reporting from the city described migrants still sleeping rough on beaches and hiding in…
France deploys rapid border force and tightens checks at Spanish bodrder over Ceuta crossings
The force was created in 2023 under then prime minister Élisabeth Borne and first deployed in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the Italian border.
Netherlands tells Spain to protect EU external border after Ceuta crossings
Tom Berendsen's intervention has made the Netherlands the second EU government in two days to press Madrid in public.
Finns Party ministers back Meloni’s call to suspend Schengen with Spain
Mari Rantanen and Riikka Purra said member states that failed to guard the external border should lose their place in the passport-free zone.
Farage blames Spain’s migrant amnesty for Ceuta crisis
The Reform UK leader has said many of those pouring into the Spanish enclave will head for Calais and then Britain.
Facebook groups and a rumour of an open border drive the Ceuta crossing
Swim distances, diving fins and taxi routes to the frontier circulated in public groups for weeks before thousands converged on Fnideq.
Spain summons Italian ambassador over call to close Schengen
Madrid says the Ceuta crossings stem from a Supreme Court ruling and not from its regularisation of undocumented migrants.
Meloni threatens to suspend Schengen with Spain over Ceuta crossings
Rome's threat has opened a diplomatic rift with Madrid, which summoned the Italian ambassador in protest.
Ceuta demands national emergency declaration as migrant arrivals surge
More than 1,500 people have reached the Spanish enclave by sea in little over a week, leaving centres for unaccompanied minors running at 16 times their capacity.
Dutch terror raids catch teenager who served four months for Belgian attack plot
The 19-year-old was 16 when a Rotterdam court convicted him of preparing a jihadist attack and of membership of Islamic State.
German police shoot dead Berlin Pride attacker freed from custody in May
Abdul Ballout had been convicted of preparing a serious act of violence and of spreading Islamic State propaganda two months before the Tiergarten attack.
Germany issues more than 53,000 family reunification visas despite announced suspension
The numbers come a year after the Bundestag approved a two-year suspension of family reunification for people with subsidiary protection status.
Foreign nationals make up nearly half of Germany’s prison population
Despite making up roughly 15 per cent of Germany's total resident population.
French judge reclassifies murder of teenager as anti-white and anti-French racism
A French judge has reclassified the murder of teenager Thomas Perotto as an anti-white and anti-French racist attack, marking a significant shift in this politically…
EU rejects anti-mass migration citizen initiative, saying it goes against EU values
The Commission ruled that the initiative failed to meet the legal requirements for registration as a European Citizens’ Initiative.
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Poland takes control of illegal border crossings in the east but leaves backdoor open
At the same time the number of work permits issued to Africans was over 20,000 as Poland continued to be an attractive destination for foreign workers.
Suspect in German shooting that killed six is found dead in his prison cell
Authorities said the initial investigation indicated suicide and found no evidence that anyone else was involved.
German railway to ban alcohol at all stations
The decision follows a series of incidents involving intoxicated people, including a violent attack on a railway employee last week that left the worker seriously…
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Italy faces a George Floyd moment after immigrant dies during police restraint
The victim was Abderrahim Fakir, a 42-year-old Moroccan-born man who had lived in Italy since the age of seven and built his life in the Bologna area.
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Grey Wolves support in Germany reaches record high
Security officials have raised concerns about extremist elements within the movement, and the possible role of its networks as a channel for the influence of foreign…
Most refugee households in Vienna live on state support
New official data have reignited Austria's long-running argument over welfare and immigration, with the capital showing by far the highest reliance on the State.
UK Ministry of Justice appeals order to publish convictions by nationality
Shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy accused Labour of withholding information on politically sensitive crimes.
NGO Sea Watch caught cooperating with people smugglers
The footage appears to show a Sea-Watch rescue vessel sailing directly towards a boat carrying migrants before any visible distress call or emergency situation had…
US to limit stays of students, journalists
The Trump administration has finalized new rules limiting foreign students' stays to four years and journalists' stays to 240 days, part of a broader immigration…
Remigration rally goes ahead in Brussels after court overturns ban
The mayor of Ixelles blamed disorder at an earlier march, though the organisers say everyone arrested that day was a left-wing counter-protester.