Europe News Brussels accused of 'weakening asylum rights' to manage Belarus crisis The European Commission is facing backlash after it proposed to give Poland, Latvia and Lithuania more flexibility to process asylum applications. 01/12/2021
Europe News EU urged to stand firm against 'desperate and illegitimate' Belarus A surge of migrants attempting to cross into Poland from Belarus has brought international condemnation and threats of more sanctions against Lukashenko's regime. 09/11/2021
Europe News UN chief 'asked EU states to take in more than 40,000 Afghan refugees' It came as the European Commission hosted a high-level forum about the resettlement of Afghan refugees. 07/10/2021
Europe News EU suspends visas for Belarusian officials amid migrants row Brussels believes the Lukashenko regime is sending migrants towards the EU's eastern border in order to destabilise the bloc and sow chaos. 29/09/2021
Europe News 'EU must intervene before Afghan refugees arrive at external borders' Ylva Johansson said the European Union must support countries neighbouring Afghanistan to help them host displaced people fleeing the Taliban rule. 25/08/2021
Europe News Belarus migration is 'act of aggression towards EU', says Johansson "Member states are in a position to decide how they protect their external borders and they are the best ones to assess how to do that," Johansson added. 25/08/2021
Europe News Brussels unveils plans to reform borderless Schengen Area The European Commission wants to improve the management of the external borders and also strengthen cooperation among Schengen states. 02/06/2021
Europe News EU plans to boost power of border agency Frontex raise eyebrows The move from the European Commission raised concerns due to the ongoing investigations surrounding the border control agency. 27/04/2021
Europe News EU migration chief welcomes Frontex suspension of operations in Hungary EU migration chief welcomes the decision of Frontex to suspend operations in Hungary 28/01/2021
Europe News EU migration chief urges Frontex to clarify pushback allegations Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, calls on Frontex, the EU’s border agency, to clarify accusations of involvement in migrant pushbacks. 20/01/2021
Europe News EU interior ministers pledge to take down terrorist content A strengthened role for Interpol in intelligence sharing is among the ideas that are being discussed in a virtual meeting hosted by European Commissioner Ylva Johansson. 13/11/2020
Europe News New pact to force EU countries to take more migrants EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson says she's already bracing for tough resistance from Hungary, Poland and northern European nations. 21/09/2020
