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Belgium rejects Hungary's 'provocation' to bus migrants to Brussels

The showdown between Budapest and Brussels over migration policy and the rule of law is quickly escalating.

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Hungary misses first deadline to pay €200 million fine imposed by ECJ

The ECJ found Hungary had committed an "unprecedented and exceptionally serious breach of EU law" by limiting a refugee's right to seek asylum.

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Should the EU ban its officials from using Telegram?

What threats might Telegram pose, particularly when used by EU officials?

Mauritania

Spain and Mauritania agree to stem Mediterranean migration flows

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez is on a three-day tour of West Africa to reinforce bilateral relations with Mauritania, Gambia, and Senegal, from which the majority of migrant boats reaching the Canary Islands are being launched.

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Border controls are 'last resort,' Brussels says after Solingen attack

The spectre of additional border controls looms over the Schengen Area after a deadly attack in Solingen, Germany.

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EU should act on migration to heed voter concerns — Austrian minister

The far-right Freedom Party is expected to top the polls in upcoming Austrian elections.

Europe News

How will member states implement the EU migration pact?

The European Commission presented a migration pact implementation plan in June, leaving EU member states until the end of the year to present their national plans.

Europe Decoded

As Finland legalises pushbacks, many fear a 'dangerous precedent'

Finland's new law to deal with cases of instrumentalised migration has set alarm bells ringing for its far-reaching provisions.

Europe Decoded

Euroviews. New EU migration rules overlook cities and disregard human rights

The EU’s New Pact on Migration is designed to deliver a coordinated approach to European migration. However, it overlooks cities’ crucial integration role while reinforcing migration as a threat to be controlled, Simona Bieliūnė and Rutger Groot Wassink write.

Europe Decoded

Netherlands wants an opt-out from EU migration rules. Is it possible?

The Hague might soon be heading for a total clash with Brussels over the most explosive issue on the political agenda: migration.

Cyprus

Asylum seekers in Cyprus turn to charities amid far-right backlash

Cyprus has already paused the examination of asylum applications from Syrian citizens for 14 months.

World News

EU signs Frontex cooperation agreement with Serbia

By extending cooperation with countries in the Western Balkan region the EU hopes to tackle irregular migration more effectively.

Europe News

ECJ fines Hungary with €200 million over failure to apply asylum law

Hungary has been accused of systematically ignoring EU asylum rules.

Europe News

Scholz says Germany will deport criminals even to high-risk countries

The German chancellor's comments on toughening up deportation policy come after a series of violent incidents in the country, including a stabbing at a far-right rally in Mannheim.

Europe News

From Frontex top executive to far-right MEP candidate: Fabrice Leggeri

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Europe News

EU elections: What are the biggest issues at stake?

Our journalists provide insights into the stakes of the upcoming European elections, covering issues ranging from defence to the green deal and migration pact.

Europe News

'Squalid and chaotic': Reality of Italian migrant jails

The death of a detainee at a detention and deportation centre on the outskirts of Rome in February shone a spotlight on the conditions inside these de-facto jails for migrants, and raised serious questions about Italy's migration policy.

Europe News

Migration splinters Italy ahead of European elections

The adoption of the EU’s pact on migration and asylum has left Italy's leaders and opposition parties so divided.

Austria

Austrian chancellor hails UK for its 'pioneer' Rwanda deportation plan

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has lauded the UK as a "pioneer" of migration policy, citing its plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, as UK PM Rishi Sunak visits Vienna on Tuesday.

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15 EU countries call for the outsourcing of migration policy

The statement comes mere days after the bloc completed the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, capping almost four years of tough negotiations.