Europe’s centrists are the true fanatics now – the migration crisis illustrates this
There is a point when the political covenant between the governed and the governors in the liberal democracies of Europe breaks down.
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Pope arrives in Marseille lamenting ‘a terrible lack of humanity’ for migrants
Pope Francis arrived at the French port city of Marseille on Friday for a lightning visit that will centre on Europe's migration crisis, lamenting that migrants…
Support for Mediterranean blockade grows as EU mulls migrant crackdown
Support across Europe for the implementation of a military blockade in the Mediterranean is growing amid the worsening migrant crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
Meloni warns UN: ‘Italy will not be the refugee camp of Europe’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is taking the migrant crisis hitting her country to the United Nations with a clear message.
Poland claims EC President von der Leyen is ‘encouraging illegal migration’
The Polish Government adopted a resolution on September 15 opposing any tolerance towards illegal migration.
Former German president Gauck wants new limit on immigration
Joachim Gauck, former president of Germany, said there is a loss of control at the borders and he praised the Danish approach as an example of how the situation…
Migrant chaos in Italy spreads as other ports overwhelmed
As Italy is relocating migrants who came ashore at Lampedusa, swamping the Italian island recently, other ports in the region are also now reaching the limits of…
Meloni pressured on Lampedusa migrant crisis as EU vows conditional support
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is being put under significant pressure as a result of the ongoing migrant crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa.
EU states abandon Italy to deal with Lampedusa migrant surge
A number of European Union Member States have abandoned their neighbour Italy, choosing to tighten borders with the country after the arrival of thousands of migrants…
Germany suspends deal to accept migrants from Italy
Germany is no longer accepting refugees from Italy on the grounds that Italy is not respecting the Dublin III Regulation on returnees, thereby suspending its participation…
Belgian court rules against government, saying single male migrants should get shelter
The Belgian Council of State, the country's supreme court, has ruled that the decision by the Belgian Government to stop giving shelter to single male migrants is…
Migrants outnumber inhabitants on Lampedusa amid record arrivals
Lampedusa Mayor Filippo Mannino sounded the alarm on the spike in landings, with in excess of 2,500 people arriving in just a few hours.
EU asylum claims spike 28 per cent in first half of 2023
The European Union has seen a sharp rise in asylum claims being made in the first half of 2023, with total numbers up by 28 per cent compared to the same period…
Riots erupt in Sweden’s third-largest city after another Quran burning
Rioting has erupted in the Swedish city of Malmö after Iraqi migrant Salwan Momika once again publicly torched a copy of the Quran.
Belgium to no longer offer shelter to single male migrants as arrivals overwhelm system
The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Nicole De Moor has decided that single male asylum seekers will no longer receive shelter in her country.
Migrants swamp Lampedusa as EU agreement with Tunisia flounders
On August 25, almost 2,000 people in more than 60 boats reached the island. A day later, just under 1,800 came.
German citizenship reforms would ‘result in Turkish applicants surge’
Germany is going to be overwhelmed by Turkish migrants rushing for naturalisation should the country's government reform its citizenship law, according to critics…
Italy detains three NGO migrant ships
Italian authorities have seized three ships in the past few days used to transport migrants to Europe. The vessels belong to the NGOs Open Arms, Sea-Eye and Sea-Watch.
Belgium: while French-speaking jobless refuse work in Flanders, employers look for manpower abroad
New figures show how wide the gap between Dutch-speaking Flanders and Francophone Wallonia is in Belgium.
Libya conflicts reignite as militias clash in Tripoli
Gunfire rang out through the Libyan capital Tripoli as leading militias in the city clashed once again.
UK defends immigration strategy despite Channel deaths
The British Government has defended its immigration strategy after six people drowned and more than 50 needed rescuing when the small boat they had boarded to cross…
The EU’s voluntary solidarity mechanism on migration falls short – only one-third of target hit
Just 2,503 migrants have been distributed in 14 months across 21 European Union Member States, far removed from the goal of 8,000 people.
Small migrant-boat landings in UK top 100,000 since 2018
The number of small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel to the UK has topped 100,000 since 2018, according to latest figures from the UK Home Office.
Deploy German police in the Mediterranean to save migrants, Greens demand
Members of the German Green party are calling on the country's government to deploy police in the Mediterranean to save drowning migrants.
Migrant-boat shipwreck off Italian island ‘leaves 41 dead’
As many as 41 migrants have reportedly died following a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to four people claiming to be the only survivors…
EC insists migrant relocation payments are ‘not penalties’
The European Commission says payments imposed on European Union Member States that reject relocated migrants are not “penalties”.
Proposed EU Migration Pact stranded amid ‘insufficient support’
The European Union's contentious migration law has become bogged down in the Council of the European Union after it failed to gain enough backing.
‘Migration reverses EU population decline,’ says Eurostat
A two-year trend of population decline in the European Union has been reversed by the ongoing migration wave, a report by EU statistics agency Eurostat has found.
Libyans ‘use EU-donated boat to shoot at NGO rescuers’
The Libyan Coast Guard opened fire on an NGO migrant rescue mission from a European Union-donated boat, according to reports.
Dutch Government ‘on the brink’ over migration
The Dutch Government is suffering a major crisis and might even collapse, some say, with Prime Minister Marc Rutte on a collision course with his left-wing coalition…