Europe News Migrants arrive in Dover on UK Border Force boat Migrants and border officers carried some of the young children rescued in the incident. 18/06/2024
Europe News Poland plans to fortify border with Belarus amid security concerns Polish defence officials presented plans to fortify the country's eastern border, as fears of foreign aggression intensify. 27/05/2024
Poland Poland invests €2.2 billion into its border with Russia and Belarus Poland is investing approximately €2.2 billion to enhance security and deterrence along its border with Russia and Belarus, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on Saturday. 19/05/2024
Poland Poland's PM Tusk vows to fortify border with Belarus Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk travelled to the border with Belarus on Saturday. 13/05/2024
Travel News Why did UK airports’ e-gates fail - and will it happen again? Several of the UK’s busiest airports saw their e-gates system fail on Tuesday - but is it concerning or par for the course? 08/05/2024
Travel News UK travel warning: Why you should renew your passport before April UK passport fees are set to increase again next month. 28/03/2024
Europe News Half of Europeans disapprove of EU migration policy, poll shows Europeans give a thumbs down to the European Union's efforts to control irregular migration and demand stronger border controls. 26/03/2024
Euronews Witness Life along the closed land border between Finland and Russia In the autumn, the Finnish government closed all eight crossing points it shares with Russia, along a border of almost 1,400 kilometres. They will remain closed until at least mid-April. 12/02/2024
Travel News Everything you need to know about the EU's new EES and ETIAS visas The EES is now set to be operational in October 2024 after repeated pushbacks. 26/01/2024
Euronews Witness The simmering migrant crisis at the French-Italian border What happens at Italy’s western door to northern Europe when migration crises put EU external borders under pressure? Monica Pinna went to Ventimiglia, at the French-Italian border, to take the pulse of this historic migrant runway. 29/12/2023
Europe News Austria proposes 'Air Schengen' for Romania and Bulgaria Austria has softened its veto on the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria by proposing the abolition of border checks at airports. 11/12/2023
World News Central Europe agrees to step up fight against illegal migration Some 13 of the EU's 27 member states have reintroduced internal border checks with their neighbours in recent months, a departure from the normal border-free travel enjoyed in the Schengen zone. 28/11/2023
World News Euroviews. The EU can’t hope for unity until it solves its Schengen conundrum A chain is as strong as its weakest link, as the saying goes, and Brussels can’t afford a lack of unity or coherence regarding free movement. If a country deserves to be part of Schengen, it should be allowed in, Cristian Gherasim writes. 31/10/2023
Slovenia Slovenia introduces border checks with Hungary and Croatia The Slovenian government has said the checks should last for at least 10 days. 22/10/2023
Poland Poland expected to brief the EU Commission on its cash-for-visas probe The corruption investigation is taking place during a general election campaign where migration is a key issue for candidates. 03/10/2023
World News Schengen Zone: Are border controls making a comeback? Some Schengen countries have resumed checks at internal European borders. They say it's necessary, given the ongoing migration crisis facing the EU. But what will this mean for Romania and Bulgaria, who have been waiting to join the Schengen Area more than 15 years? 02/10/2023
Travel News Finland tests digital passports in world first The Finnish Border Control says Digital Travel Credentials are “equally reliable” as a physical passport. 03/09/2023
World News Hundreds of migrants fight for survival on Polish-Belarusian border In a forest listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hundreds of migrants fight for survival in the hope of crossing into the European Union. So far, 48 bodies have been found there since the start of the migration crisis two years ago 07/07/2023
Poland Influx in migrants at Poland-Belarus border raises concerns in Germany A recent increase in the number of migrants from Africa and the Middle East attempting to enter Poland has sparked concerns in neighbouring Germany – causing some to call for a reintroduction of controls along the countries' shared border. 25/05/2023
Greece Damning evidence of asylum seekers' mistreatment emerges in Greece A video shared by an activist with The New York Times shows evidence of asylum seekers being put on rafts and abandoned in the middle of the sea after reaching Greece's borders. 19/05/2023