Migration Policy

Europe News

Ukraine tribunal needs states’ backing, says Council of Europe chief

The Council of Europe is ready to create a special tribunal for Ukraine, but member states need to make the final move to make it becoming a reality, the body's secretary-general tells Euronews in an interview.

29/09/2025

Europe News

EU Commission dismisses call to stop financing of Libyan Coast Guard

An open letter addressed to Commissioners for migration and the Mediterranean called for the executive to cut funds to Libyan Coast Guard agents, accused of attacking rescue vessels and ships in distress at sea.

24/09/2025

Europe News

Germany loses top spot for EU country with the most asylum requests

France and Spain received more asylum applications in the first half of 2025 than Germany, with more Venezuelan and fewer Syrian applications partly responsible.

08/09/2025

Europe News

EU, Spain migration policies worsen abuses in Mauritania – HRW

Human Rights Watch says EU's and Spain’s outsourcing of migration control to Mauritania has worsened abuses against asylum seekers, including torture, rape and mass expulsions. The report links these violations to a €210 million 2024 migration deal aimed at curbing departures to the Canary Islands.

27/08/2025

Europe News

EU Commission labels Libyan attack on NGO ship 'worrying development'

The European Commission considers an alleged Libyan coast guard shooting on the NGO boat Ocean Viking, which occurred on Sunday, a “worrying development”. This is one of several documented occasions on which the Libyan coast guard has apparently fired at rescue vessels from an EU-funded boat.

26/08/2025

EuroVerify

Fact check: Sweden is not deporting immigrants over different values

The Swedish government has made cracking down on migration one of its key goals, however online claims are misleading.

11/08/2025

Portugal

Migrants who arrived by boat in the Algarve to be extradited

The 38 migrants, 25 men, six women and seven children, are all Moroccan nationals and will have to return to their country of origin, the court in Silves ruled.

10/08/2025

Europe News

Denmark’s migration reset sets stage for EU-wide rethink

Denmark has reframed the debate on migration by adopting highly restrictive rules presented through the lens of progressive politics.

31/07/2025

Italy

Tighter border controls could risk greater instability, IOM chief says

Amy Pope's comments come as European countries shift towards stricter migration policies, with more funding for expanded deportation efforts and for transit countries to deter migrants.

10/07/2025

Europe News

Migration Commissioner expelled from Libya as 'persona non grata'

The incident comes amid a new surge of departures of irregular migrants from Libya to Southern Europe.

08/07/2025

Europe News

France's Macron visits UK with migration, Ukraine topping the agenda

The French leader is set to arrive in Britain on Tuesday for a three-day state visit blending political talks and royal ceremony.

08/07/2025

Europe News

EU to extend protection for Ukrainian refugees, plan post-war returns

The new plan prepares EU countries for two scenarios: long-term residence for displaced Ukrainians and voluntary returns after the war.

04/06/2025

Europe News

What are the EU’s 'safe country' proposals for asylum seekers?

The European Commission has put forward two plans to overhaul asylum processes amid a charged political atmosphere over irregular migration.

27/05/2025

Europe News

Polish parliament votes to extend asylum suspension at Belarus border

The regulation, adopted in March, allows Polish authorities to temporarily suspend the asylum rights of migrants arriving in the country via Belarus.

21/05/2025

Europe News

'We do have a problem' with integration, Swedish PM tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews, Sweden’s PM Ulf Kristersson said integration needs to be controlled and backed upping migrant return grants from €900 to €32,000.

02/05/2025

Germany

Germany's new government vows tougher border controls

The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat irregular immigration.

30/04/2025

Radio Schuman

Frontex chief says fundamental rights 'core' to border-guarding

Euronews spoke with Frontex director Hans Leijten, discussing calls for the agency to suspend its mission with Greece. Is this on the cards, and what are the risks of such a move?

28/04/2025

Europe News

European Union set to reform Frontex again in 2026

New legislation set to be tabled to increase staff and resources of the agency in the long term. Last Frontex reform entered into force at the end of 2019.

25/04/2025

Europe News

I wish I didn't have to send people back to Libya, Frontex chief says

The executive director of the EU's border and coast guard responds to Euronews’ question about an NGO's claims that returnees often face human rights abuses.

25/04/2025

Radio Schuman

Is it the end for family reunification in Europe? | Radio Schuman

More and more EU countries are tightening their policies on family reunification, a fundamental right for refugees. Why do countries want to end it, and what does this mean for people fleeing to the EU?

23/04/2025