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African migrants must go extra mile to prove ‘worth’ EU passport

What must immigrant men and women do to prove their social integration in Europe? Only a lucky few benefit from full-throated support, having accomplished incredible feats or risked their lives.

Denmark

Denmark's ex-immigration minister convicted over asylum seeker policy

The rare impeachment case related to a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples when one of the partners was a child.

Art

Paris exhibition traces immigrant contribution to France

The exhibition is open until January 17 at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris.

Travel News

Vaccinated foreign students and workers to return to Australia in 2022

The country is lifting quarantine restrictions for students and workers from December.

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Travel News

Wave goodbye to passport stamps in EU border overhaul

Visitors will need to swipe in and out of the EU next year as it looks to tighten up on security and people outstaying their visas.

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Over 300 migrants rescued off coast of Calabria

The Italian Coast Guard rescued over three hundred young men and boys, mostly from Egypt, in heavy storms as their fishing boat floundered off the coast of Calabria Saturday night.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Belarus, Facebook whistleblower and Google loses appeal

These are the stories occupying minds in Brussels this week.

World News

Polish lawmakers approve anti-migrant wall along Belarus border

Lawmakers in Poland have approved a proposal to build a barrier on its border with Belarus in attempt to reduce the flow of migrants using the route to enter the EU.

Art

Syrian refugee puppet Little Amal arrives in the UK in 8,000km journey

The Walk With Amal initiative encourages people living in Europe to follow the puppet's 8,000km journey to safety, representing millions of young refugees.

Germany

Germany sees sharp rise in migrants arriving via Belarus

From January to July this year, 26 people travelling via the “Belarus route” arrived in Germany without authorisation. The number grew to 474 in August, 1,914 in September and 1,934 during the first 11 days of October.

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.

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.

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Haitian migrants cross Colombian jungle en route to US

Hundreds of Haitian migrants cross the Darien Gap jungle in Colombia to reach Panama on their way to a better life in the United States.

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Marseille: a giant puppet alerts on the fate of migrant children

This 3.5 metre-tall puppet created by Handspring Puppet Company is meant to focus attention on the urgent needs of young refugees.

World News

How have the 9/11 attacks changed life for Europeans?

The plane hijackings may have targeted the US but their repercussions were felt worldwide. Here's how Europe changed after the devastating attacks.

Denmark

Denmark wants foreigners to work to access welfare benefits

The Danish government is proposing that foreigners and people with immigrant backgrounds work 37 hours a week in exchange for welfare benefits.

Italy

Non-EU workers in Italy entitled to maternity allowances, rules ECJ

Italian authorities had refused to grant maternity and childbirth allowances to non-EU citizens who hold a single work permit.

Denmark

Rare impeachment trial in Denmark involving ex-immigration minister

Denmark's impeachment court is convening for the first time in 26 years.

Europe News

EU agrees to rely on Afghanistan's neighbours to avoid migrant crisis

The EU is keen to avoid a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis when more than one million migrants arrived at the bloc's external borders.

My Europe Series

Europe's week: ISIS strikes in Kabul, as Afghanistan evacuations continue

The Islamic State affiliate attacks at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport have so far left 85 dead.