Uber’s €290 million fine for breaching GDPR rules sparks industry outcry
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined Uber €290 million for transferring personal data of European taxi drivers to the US without ensuring data protection…
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Poland border soldiers may now repel a migrant attack with firearms
Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed into law legislation ensuring that soldiers will no longer face criminal liability for using their firearms in cases of…
Massive immigration in Europe is dangerous, says French ex-border boss
Fernand Gontier, the former director of the French Border Police, has warned that mass migration into Europe is becoming "unmanageable" and "destabilising."
Ukrainians will need a residency permit to work in Lithuania
The Lithuanian Government has announced that starting from September 1 Ukrainians in Lithuania will need a residence permit to work there.
Italy misses own deadline to open migrant camps in Albania
Italy's plans to set up detention camps in Albania for migrants picked up at sea has been delayed.
Austrian Minister for the EU aims for Geneva Convention changes over ‘migration crisis’
Karoline Edtstadler, Austrian Minister for the EU and the Constitution, has said she wants to adapt the Geneva Convention to the Status of Refugees of 1951 to fight…
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights blast bloc’s border policies
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a report heavily criticising the EU's border policies.
German interior minister announces deportations of criminals to Syria and Afghanistan
German interior Minister Nancy Faeser of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has announced the deportation of Islamist criminals back to Syria and Afghanistan.
Irish Left vows tougher asylum rules as migration protests surge
Ireland's leading left-wing party has promised to implement tougher asylum rules if it is elected into government later this year.
Germany raises financial threshold for non-EU students
From September 2024 onwards, all international students from non-European Union countries applying for a German student visa will have to prove to German authorities…
Greek border guard shot at Turkish border
A Greek border guard has been shot and wounded on the Greece-Turkey border at the Evros River.
IN DEPTH: Inside the piggy bank of EU bureaucrats and MEPs
From their basic salaries to extra allowances and benefits, European Union officials and lawmakers can expect to make a decent amount of money from their positions.
Lithuania to end free higher education for Ukrainian refugees
The Lithuanian Government will no longer provide free tuition for Ukrainian refugees - although some universities have vowed to fund Ukrainian students' higher…
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…
Von der Leyen faces tough task as Metsola emerges as possible EC chief replacement
With a week to go before von der Leyen's future is voted on by the European Parliament, Berlaymont sources expect 15 per cent of her coalition MEPs to vote against…
French news channel fined €80,000 over negative broadcasts on migration and climate change
Popular Conservative French news channel CNews was fined €80,000 by the country’s media regulator for expressing negative viewpoints regarding migration and…
EU bureaucracy, taxes and energy costs forces major auto manufacturer abroad
Germany's second-largest automotive supplier, ZF Friedrichshafen, is planning to close plants in Europe and cut up to 12,000 jobs.
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…
‘Canary Islands a mess despite what Brussels says,’ migration expert claims
The pressure of illegal migration in the Canary Islands has become "unsustainable", according to Rubén Pulido, a Spanish ex-military immigration analyst.
‘Expel unemployed Ukrainians,’ says prominent German Christian-Democrat
Alexander Dobrindt, Chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, wants Ukrainians without work to return "to safe areas…
German border controls for Euro 2024 ‘working’ to catch criminals
Germany's decision to temporarily reintroduce border controls for the ongoing Euro 2024 football championships is "working", authorities say, with the country having…
French Green MP Aurélien Taché ‘barred from voting’
French Green MP Aurélien Taché was unable to vote in the European Parliament elections because, he said, he had been removed from the ballot list.
Exclusive: AfD is ‘toxic’ on migration issue, senior RN candidate claims
"The AfD strategy and that of Reconquête in France are totally counterproductive and I would even say toxic in many respects," she said.
Migrant suspected of killing German policeman ‘lived illegally in country for nine years’
A migrant who is suspected of fatally stabbing a police officer in his neck in a brutal attack has been living illegally in Germany for nine years, media in the…
New bureaucratic office will boost EU AI sector, Commission claims
"The Office will foster a European AI ecosystem that is innovative, competitive and respectful of EU rules and values," the European Commission's Thierry Breton…
Italy sees illegal migration collapse under Meloni masterplan
In April, there were almost 4,600 arrivals, a decrease of nearly 70 per cent on the previous year.
NGO ‘rescue-boat’ captain ‘will not focus on migration’ if elected as MEP
Carola Rackete, a top candidate for the German hard-left Die Linke party in June's European Parliament elections, no longer wants to be associated with migration.
Norway to block entry for most Russian tourists
NATO member Norway will further restrict access for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, blocking almost all entry, the Nordic country's…
Finland calls for EU-wide solutions to prevent migrant flow from Russia
Finland wants the European Union to find common measures to prevent what it calls instrumentalised migration, meaning a flow of migrants arriving from Russia…
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.