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Nature

The EU’s border-building spree is hurting wildlife, experts warn

Bison and other animals are at risk from sharpening borders like the Polish-Belarusian wall, which cuts through the Białowieża Forest.

10/11/2024

Nature

US-Mexico wall ‘severs’ ecosystem of jaguars, mountain lions and lynx

Trump flouted environmental rules, causing "irreparable" damage in nature reserves and on Indigenous lands, a recent report found.

15/12/2023

Finland

Finland to close border crossings after Russia migrant 'malice'

The move comes after an uptick in undocumented migrants showing up at Finnish checkpoints. PM Petteri Orpo says they are being "helped, encouraged and organised."

16/11/2023

Finland

Russia using 'hybrid warfare' to push migrants over Finnish border

There has been a sharp uptick in recent days in the numbers of asylum seekers arriving at border posts in southeast Finland, after a gradual buildup over several months.

14/11/2023

Lithuania

Belarus sees more borders to the west closed as tensions rise

Lithuania has closed two of its six border crossings into Belarus, as Latvia and Poland bolster their borders with Russia's ally.

16/08/2023

Euronews Witness

Border violence: What is going on in Bulgaria?

We find out what's going on along the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, as Sofia seeks Schengen Area accession amid worrying reports of abuse and violence towards migrants by Bulgarian border police.

20/07/2023

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Watch: Hundreds of migrants left disappointed on US-Mexico border

The US Supreme Court halted on Monday the imminent scrapping of a key policy used since Donald Trump's administration to block migrants at the US border with Mexico, amid worries over a surge in undocumented immigrants.

21/12/2022

World

Review of the Year: Irregular border crossings on the rise in Europe

Some 281,000 crossings were logged in the European Union from the start of the year until the end of October via land and sea routes – a 77% increase from 2021

21/12/2022

Finland

Finland to start building 200km long border fence with Russia

The fence along the eastern border with Russia will only cover part of the 1340km total distance, amid heightened security following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

19/11/2022

Poland

Poland builds razor wire fence to stop possible migrant surge

Polish forces have constructed a razor wire fence along its border with Russia to deter future migrants from crossing into the EU.

08/11/2022

Poland

Migrants are still trying to cross Poland- Belarusian border

Migrants are still attempting to cross into Poland through its border with Belarus, despite the construction of a border wall.

04/11/2022

Poland

Poland begins building new wall along border with Russia’s Kaliningrad

Warsaw said the move comes after Moscow recently launched flights from the Middle East and North Africa to Kaliningrad.

02/11/2022

Finland

Finland passes a new law to boost border security with Russia

Currently, Finland's border with Russia is only secured by light wooden fences, mainly installed to prevent cattle from grazing on the wrong side.

07/07/2022

Belarus

Belarus accuses Poland border guards about slingshot incident

Polish security forces allegedly tried to "blind the Belarusian border guards with strobe lights".

11/04/2022