Popular articles tagged "asylum seekers"
In two landmark decisions, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has significantly restricted how European Union member states manage asylum claims, delivering a setback…
The German interior ministry has said that about 8,000 migrants have moved from Greece to Germany, in violation of the European Union’s Dublin Regulations, between…
The Dutch Council of State has ruled that the Netherlands no longer can return single male asylum seekers to Belgium because of “structural failures” in the…
Palestinians can be recognised as asylum seekers in France following a landmark ruling by the country's National Asylum Court (CNDA).
Poland’s main opposition party, the Conservative (PiS), has proposed legislation banning the entry of people from some countries in the Middle East and Africa.
D66, the Dutch left-liberal party, has made a sharp turn on asylum migration, demanding that asylum applications are made from outside Europe's borders.
The German Police Officers’ Union (DPolG), a representation body for German policemen, said it suspected a recent incident at the German-Polish border may have…
Police in the German town of Bielefeld arrested a Syrian man May 19 as the prime suspect in a stabbing attack on a group of bar customers the previous day.
Germany’s new tougher stance on migration has met problems from Germany's neighbour Switzerland.
A German programme designed to incentivise Syrian asylum seekers to return to their home country has failed to result in large-scale remigration.
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…
Judges in the Netherlands have reportedly refused to send asylum seekers back to Belgium over what they saw as a lack of care facilities.
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…
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’s new government has decided to halt family reunification for asylum seekers.
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…
German police have searched the immigration office in Munich on suspicions that employees there took bribes in exchange for positive asylum decisions.
Austria’s incoming government has announced a stop to all family reunification procedures for asylum seekers effective immediately.
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" set up by EU countries to hold failed asylum seekers outside EU borders would face “serious fundamental rights risks", making it difficult for governments…
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…
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 in Germany fell by 34 per cent last year, the country's interior ministry has said.
Switzerland has announced it will cancel its development aid payments to Eritrea as of May.
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…
Coalition negotiators from Austria’s hard-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) and centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP) have proposed restricting healthcare benefits for…
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…
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.
The Greek Coast Guard has arrested 124 migrants on the island of Karpathos after spotting speedboats without identification markers.
The Spanish Government aims to replace the current asylum law with a stricter framework aligned with the new migration rules agreed upon in Brussels.
