migration
EU lawmakers approve migration laws, seeking to deprive the far right of votes
European lawmakers approved a major revamp of the bloc’s migration laws on Wednesday, aiming to end years of debate over how to handle the illegal entry...
EU agrees to controversial €7.4bn migration deal with Egypt
European leaders and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have struck a deal to curb migration from Egypt, with the EU bloc agreeing to provide...
Asylum applications in EU at highest level since 2015/16 crisis
Asylum applications in the European Union jumped 18% to 1.14 million in 2023, the highest level since the 2015-2016 migrant crisis, data from the...
EU, UK announce joint effort on migration
The EU and the UK have completed talks ahead of a new blueprint to crack down on illegal migration, according to Politico.
The two parties...
Germany set to extend border checks, tighten them for Euro 2024
Germany said on Wednesday it would probably prolong the checks on its eastern border it launched last autumn to curb migration and extend the controls...
EU backs tough new migration rules, shifting right
The EU approved on Thursday a migration deal that will see thousands of asylum-seekers, potentially including children locked up, according to Politico.
The Migration Pact,...
France’s Macron faces cracks in his government over migration law
French President Emmanuel Macron faced cracks within his ruling alliance on Wednesday after parliament passed a toughened immigration bill, leaving him needing to find...
EU strikes deal on reforming bloc’s migration laws after years of talks
EU countries and lawmakers reached an agreement Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc's laws on handling asylum-seekers and migrants, officials said, according to...
Poland says it will uphold its veto on EU migration pact
Poland will uphold its veto on a European Union migration pact, its prime minister said on Friday, as the bloc searches for agreement on...
Germany announces border controls to combat migrant surge
Germany will introduce new border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic this week, the German interior minister announced on Wednesday, saying that more...