German programme for subsidised remigration sees fewer than 500 Syrians apply
A German programme designed to incentivise Syrian asylum seekers to return to their home country has failed to result in large-scale remigration.
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Asylum seekers in Vienna ‘better off on welfare than Austrian workers’, ministry data suggests
New data has revealed that asylum seeker families in Vienna could receive almost €50,000 a year in benefits, sparking a debate about what some saw as overly generous…
Dutch judges stop returning asylum seekers to Belgium over ‘lack of care facilities’
Judges in the Netherlands have reportedly refused to send asylum seekers back to Belgium over what they saw as a lack of care facilities.
EC outlines list of ‘safe’ countries for returned immigrants that includes Tunisia and Kosovo
The European Commission has included countries such as Tunisia and Kosovo, where human rights have come under scrutiny, on a list of "safe countries" to which failed…
Finnish Government seeks to extend ban on migrants seeking asylum on Russia border
Finland's right-wing government has asked parliament to extend until the end of 2026 a law that allows it to reject asylum applications from migrants crossing its…
Austria ends family reunification for asylum seekers – but not indefinitely
Austria’s new government has decided to halt family reunification for asylum seekers.
Paris police evict migrant-occupied cultural centre, sparking backlash
Paris Police have cleared out the Parisian cultural centre La Gaîté Lyrique that was occupied by more than 400 migrants, sparking anger from the Paris Mayor's…
Police raid Munich immigration office over suspected asylum bribery
German police have searched the immigration office in Munich on suspicions that employees there took bribes in exchange for positive asylum decisions.
Austria announces “immediate halt” of family reunification for asylum seekers
Austria’s incoming government has announced a stop to all family reunification procedures for asylum seekers effective immediately.
Italy’s Meloni vows to overcome all obstacles to Albanian migrant deal
Italy's prime minister on February 17 vowed to push ahead with a plan to deport irregular migrants to camps built in Albania, which has been stalled by national…
Return hubs for failed migrants face “serious” problems, said EU agency
"Return hubs" set up by EU countries to hold failed asylum seekers outside EU borders would face “serious fundamental rights risks", making it difficult for governments…
Preferential treatment for asylum seekers at dentists’ angers Germans
An investigative report on the differences in treatment of patients with various kinds of insurance by German dentists is causing outrage in Germany because it showed…
UN says Poland’s proposed suspension of asylum ‘violates international and European law’
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has stated that Poland’s proposed response to the migration crisis on its border with Belarus would be…
Asylum applications plunge in Germany
Asylum applications in Germany fell by 34 per cent last year, the country's interior ministry has said.
Switzerland ends aid to Eritrea over refusal to take back asylum seekers
Switzerland has announced it will cancel its development aid payments to Eritrea as of May.
German county ‘pays €40,000 per month to monitor aggressive asylum seeker’
Bad Kreuznach county in the German State of Rhineland-Palatinate has been paying €40,000 per month for private security services to monitor an allegedly aggressive…
Austria ‘wants to restrict asylum seekers’ access to the health system’, media says
Coalition negotiators from Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) have proposed restricting healthcare benefits for…
Italy resumes immigrant transfers to Albania despite legal hurdles
Italy has resumed the transfer of illegal immigrants intercepted in the Mediterranean to asylum seeker centres in Albania, sending 49 people after more than two…
Afghan alleged killer remained as refugee in German due to ‘admin error’, media reports
An Afghan who is alleged to have killed two people in Germany was in the country due to an "administrative error", German media has reported.
Scores of migrants arrested on Greek island
The Greek Coast Guard has arrested 124 migrants on the island of Karpathos after spotting speedboats without identification markers.
Spain set to adapt to EU migration law and restrict migration
The Spanish Government aims to replace the current asylum law with a stricter framework aligned with the new migration rules agreed upon in Brussels.
Sweden tells rejected asylum seekers: ‘Leave first, reapply later’
The Swedish government has announced tougher immigration proposals to limit the ability of rejected asylum seekers to reapply without first leaving the country.
Orbán offers political asylum to Polish opposition MP ‘persecuted by rainbow government’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government has offered political asylum to Polish opposition Conservative (PiS) MP Marcin Romanowski.
European Parliament called on to back ‘repatriation’ of Syrians after Assad’s toppling
The European Parliament should back the "repatriation of Syrian nationals" within the bloc now that the Assad regime has collapsed, a German MEP has said.
Austria ‘to deport Syrians’ as other European states suspend processing asylum cases
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime in Syria, a growing list of European countries have suspended processing Syrian asylum cases, with Austria…
Human Rights Watch accuses Poland of ‘inhumane and illegal’ migrant pushbacks
The NGO Human Rights Watch has accused Poland of conducting “unlawful" and "inhumane” pushbacks of migrants at its border with Belarus.
Germany and Austria freeze asylum applications from Syria
Germany and Austria have said they will pause asylum decisions for Syrians, citing changes in Syria's political landscape following the toppling of the Assad regime.
Britain’s ‘King’ of migrant hotels ‘earns £4.8 million a day’
A British businessman is set to become a billionaire, earning vast sums of money from the UK's migration policies.
Dutch government finds agreement on tougher asylum laws
The political leaders of the Dutch Government have found an agreement on tougher measures regarding asylum after an eight-hour meeting..
‘Hundreds of refugees in Germany have visited their homelands,’ report states
Hundreds of refugees have travelled back from Germany to their home countries for vacations since the beginning of 2023.