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Europe in Motion

Which EU countries are receiving the most asylum applications?

First-time asylum applications in the EU dropped to fewer than a million last year.

Radio Schuman

Concerns grow over Frontex's involvement in asylum seeker returns

Frontex's role in returning rejected asylum seekers should be monitored, especially in terms of the protection of fundamental rights, green MEP Tineke Strik tells Radio Schuman on Monday.

Europe News

EU asylum requests down by 11% in 2024, but still exceed one million

Almost half of the applications filed across the EU in 2024 came from citizenships with low chances of a successful decision.

Europe News

Denmark grants asylum to 'historically' low number

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has pursued a 'zero refugee' policy since coming to power in 2019.

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Italy

Italian court refers asylum seekers case to ECJ in challenge to Meloni

The Italian appeals court refused to approve the speedy expulsion of 43 asylum seekers detained in Albania under a controversial migration deal.

Europe News

Irregular migration into EU at three-year low, border agency says

Despite an overall drop in irregular migration, the number of people crossing the border in Belaurs and Russia jumped sharply.

Netherlands

Dutch cabinet agrees strict new asylum rules

The Dutch government wants to introduce some of the toughest asylum rules in Europe, but it may not be so straightforward.

Europe News

'It's not safe yet': Syrians in Europe caught between joy and anxiety

For Syrians in Europe, watching the fall of al-Assad's regime was a euphoric moment that gave way to uncertainty and anxiety over their country's still uncertain political future.

Europe in Motion

What's next for Syrians and the HTS after al-Assad?

Syria's new ruling faction has cut ties with al-Qaeda and pledged to respect religious minorities. But their track record leaves many open questions about the future of democracy in post-al-Assad Syria.

Europe in Motion

Record level of residence permits issued in EU to third nationals

Most permits are granted for work and family reasons, with also a significant share issued on humanitarian grounds.

Europe News

Italy sends 8 more migrants to Albania despite processing issues

The first group of 12 migrants were returned to Italy after a Rome court said their countries of origin, Bangladesh and Egypt, were not safe enough for repatriation.

Europe News

Socialists, Greens and Liberals challenge Commission on migration

The European Commission President has called on the bloc to look into so-called innovative solutions to stem the flow of irregular migrants, including the creation of return hubs outside the bloc to detain rejected asylum seekers awaiting deportation.

Europe News

NGOs condemn Donald Tusk's plan to fortify Poland's eastern border

The Polish border with Belarus has seen conflict between law enforcement and migrants travelling eastwards, and Germany's decision to temporarily impose border checks has put Poland under further pressure.

Europe News

No migrants from Germany in Albanian centres, PM Rama insists

Under a five-year agreement between Tirana and Rome, Albania will process migrants intercepted at sea by Italian authorities in reception centres.

Europe News

Albania: Italian government's migrant centres ready to host

The centres built by the Italian government in Albania are ready to host migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, eleven months after the agreement between the two countries was signed.

Europe in Motion

Asylum applications in the EU drop by 17% as countries tighten borders

Syrians remain the largest group among asylum seekers, while Germany, Spain, Italy and France face the most cases.

Culture news

New play about modern slavery that still celebrates Sudan

Euronews Culture sat down with director Caroline Clegg and actor Mohand Hasb Alrosol Abdalrahem to discuss 'Slave: A Question of Freedom', a bracing play about a real experience of modern slavery that is set to tour the UK.

Europe News

Hungarian minister offers to buy migrants 'one-way ticket' to Brussels

Gergely Gulyás slammed the EU's top court for ordering Budapest to pay €200 million for flouting asylum rules.

United Kingdom

Anti-racism protesters rally across UK after violent far-right riots

Thousands of anti-racism protesters have rallied in towns and cities across England after a week of anti-immigrant rioting and disorder.

Ireland

Sinn Fein tries to claw back Irish votes as anti-immigrant anger rises

Not long ago looking like a government-in-waiting, Ireland's leftist nationalist party suddenly finds itself out of step with a core constituency.