Von der Leyen proposes migrant ‘return hubs’ in deportation push
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to establish so-called "return hubs" outside the European Union to accelerate deportations.
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More like Ellis Island: Italy’s migrant-processing centres are not Guantanamo Bay
My great-grandfather left Italy in 1921 to sail to the United States.
Kyiv to launch Ministry of Unity aimed at solving demographic crisis
Ukraine's demographic crisis, with a flood of its people leaving, threatens to destroy the country's future, a UN executive has warned.
Macron pivots towards Meloni on migration
France has signed a joint cooperation deal with Italy aimed at fighting illegal immigration, marking a sharp turn for Paris on the issue.
G7 commits to end migrant trafficking
The Group of Seven (G7) will establish specialized police units to investigate human trafficking, Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi announced on October…
French interior minister announces deportation flights for illegal migrants in Mayotte
In a bid to tackle immigration issues, France's new interior minister Bruno Retailleau has announced deportation flights to the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Most non-EU citizens handed deportation orders remain in Europe, data shows
New figures released by Eurostat have shown that most non-European Union citizens ordered to leave the bloc have not done so.
Flemish Patriots launch ‘superdiversity’ tracker to ‘monitor mass migration’
The Flemish members of the Patriots for Europe group have launched what they call a "superdiversity" tracker online aimed at documenting the progress of "mass migration."
French revolution? French interior minister shifts Right and wants ‘referendum on migration’
"Migration is a phenomenon that has turned French society upside down for the last 50 years, but the French people were never allowed to speak out over it," he said.
Record 3.5 million asylum seekers now in Germany
Germany is experiencing record numbers of asylum seekers and refugees, with round 3.
European Union: it has become illegal to fight illegal immigration
Neither the massive arrival of boats to the Canary Islands, the Solingen attack, nor the election results in Thuringia and Saxony are surprising or political earthquakes.
EC throws cold water over Dutch migration opt out request
A request from the Dutch government for an opt-out from European migration rules is virtually impossible in the near future, according to the European Commission.
Sweden proposes grants up to €30,000 for migrants to leave
The Swedish Government, in collaboration with the Sweden Democrats, has proposed a relocation grant of up to 350,000 krona (€30,000) for each migrant who wished…
Migration crisis: German minister warns drastic migration reforms are required
German interior minister Nancy Faeser has told the European Commission in a letter that her country cannot handle the migration situation any more and drastic reforms…
Hungary shows off buses it could use to send migrants to Brussels
Hungary has raised the stakes in its spat over migration with Brussels, showing off the buses it said it could use to send migrants to the capital of the European…
PM Sánchez to give €35 million to Spain’s regions for lone migrant minors
The Spanish Government is set to disburse €35 million to its regions to support the reception of unaccompanied migrant minors who are currently on Spanish territory.
Irish could become climate migrants in Europe, minister claims
Irish people could end up as climate migrants in Europe should global warming continue, the country's climate minister has claimed.
Cost-benefit of European mass migration: mostly just crime and billions spent on welfare
We need to redefine the term terrorism.
Italy detains NGO ship Geo Barents for 60 days
Italian authorities have fined NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) €3,330 and detained its ship the Geo Barents for 60 days after it brought 191 migrants to Italy.
Hungary threatens to send its migrants to Brussels over EU fines
The Hungarian Government is planning to give free one-way tickets to Brussels for migrants and asylum seekers who want to enter the European Union, reports indicate.
Dutch migration crackdown will get EU support, Commission says
The European Commission has indicated it would support future Dutch efforts to declare an "asylum crisis" and take extraordinary measures regarding an influx of…
Spanish PM Sánchez breaks holiday for Africa trip amid record migrant surge
With numbers of migrants from Africa to Spain more than doubling in the first half of August, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a three-day visit to…
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."
Sweden achieves lowest number of asylum seekers since 1997
"While asylum immigration to the EU is reaching record levels, asylum immigration to Sweden is decreasing...
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.
Illegal migration to Italy plummets in first seven months of 2024
Illegal migration from the Mediterranean to Italy has dropped in the first seven months of this year.
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…
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.
Greece rejects Turkey’s migrant pushback claims
Greece's coast guard has denied accusations by the Turkish defence ministry on July 22 that it had pushed back migrants from the island of Lesbos into Turkish territory.