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Asylum 'under attack' at Europe's borders, UN refugee agency says

“With so few arrivals to Europe, this should be a manageable situation. It is regrettable that the issue of asylum remains politicised and divisive despite such declining numbers," said UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Gillian Triggs.

28/01/2021

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

World News

Frontex chief told to handover details on 3 migrant pushback claims

Fabrice Leggeri says he is "working closely" with investigators to get them the missing information after they expressed concern over the time it had taken.

22/01/2021

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's border agency Frontex probed over migrant pushback claims

The investigation comes after MEPs called for Frontex's director to resign over alleged migrant pushbacks.

12/01/2021

World News

Overall migration down, EU says, amid sharp rise in sea crossings

The bloc's border agency says many more people attempted crossings from north and west Africa in 2020

08/01/2021

World News

Illegal border crossings into EU surge as coronavirus fears ease

In April, Frontex recorded just 900 illegal border crossings since 2009. In May, it was 4,300.

15/06/2020

Greece

Frontex operation in Greece "lacks legal basis"

Frontex has to operate while respecting European and human rights law, and this cannot be the case when migrants cannot apply for asylum.

10/03/2020

World News

Irregular migration to EU 'at lowest level since 2013' — Frontex

Preliminary figures show 139,000 irregular migrants were detected at EU external borders last year — 92% lower than at the peak of the migrant crisis.

10/01/2020

World News

Euroviews. Automated technologies at EU borders and the future of Fortress Europe ǀ View

The deployment of new technologies [...] to automate EU border security systems, raises multiple human rights concerns. While the past and present human rights implications of Fortress Europe have been widely catalogued, future ones [...], urgently need addressing.

27/03/2019

World News

Euroviews. The European Parliament is intent on paralysing the EU’s muscle on migration spending ǀ View

The EU needs financial flexibility to support non-EU governments in preventing undocumented departures and taking back their own nationals.

20/03/2019

World

Croatian border guards crack down on people smugglers

Croatia is the entry point for these migrants hoping to find a better life inside of the EU. The country is hoping to fulfil technical criteria to be allowed to join the border-free Schengen travel area by the end of the year. If successful they will join the Schengen zone the year after.

02/11/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia

Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia.

31/10/2018