MEPs limited access to Italy’s Gjadër migration centre in Albania
Progressive MEPs visited an external detention centre in light of the recent Return regulation vote, but found unjustified limits to their inspections
Migration
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Listen: EU moves to exclude military-age Ukrainian men from protection scheme
The European Commission wants to extend unconditional protection for Ukrainians fleeing the war for another year — but not for men of fighting age. Where does this decision come from, and what could it mean for both Ukraine and the European Union?
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‘Killed slowly’ in Europe’s asylum system: how the new migration pact is (not) working
The new EU migration pact has been coming into force across Europe for two weeks now, bringing greater uncertainty and slowing down already complicated systems, and leaving asylum seekers suspended in a dangerous limbo.
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Commissioner denies ‘EU FBI’ as Europol gets power to prod states into criminal probes
As EU home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner insists Brussels is not building a “European FBI”, MEPs are questioning how much power Europol could gain under a new proposal — from influencing national prosecutors to using information it is currently not allowed to use under existing rules.
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Europe’s ugly anti‑migrant politics just found a new stage: South AfricaSouth Africa is facing a anti-migrant crisis that is rerunning many of the arguments, rhetoric and racism seen in Europe over the past decade.
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Frontex critics blocked from ‘Saving Lives at Sea’ meeting in Brussels, lawyers say
A closed-door event – “Saving Lives at Sea” – jointly-organised by Frontex and UN high commission on human rights, is taking place Thursday in Brussels.
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Taliban met with 15 EU states in Brussels to discuss Afghan deportations
The EU Commission insisted that the meeting primarily concerned returning Afghan nationals with a criminal history and who pose a security threat. But refused to provide any details of the meeting, leaving questions unanswered on who was paying the Taliban trip, where it was taking place, whether any women would be present, and what the Taliban wanted in return
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Cost of living crisis is reshaping EU politics as migration and climate lose steam
The shift from migration and climate wars to wallet issues is redrawing Europe’s political map, empowering forces that want a far bigger state at the very moment public coffers are already stretched.
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Listen: Europe divided over migrant deportation centres
The Rwanda fiasco, Australia’s island camps and Italy’s controversial deal with Albania all haunt EU leaders as they gamble on return hubs as a controversial fix for irregular migration that could redefine Europe’s moral and political red lines.
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Belgium grants Taliban visas, clearing way for EU talks in Brussels on Afghan deportations
The EU Commission on Monday refused to respond if any of its own delegation would include female staffers in order to conform with male-only events – as per Taliban tradition.
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The day I heard MEPs cry “Send Them Back” — and felt the ground move beneath me
The triggers I thought were filed away — in my mind, in my chest, in the way I now glance at strangers on the U-Bahn — rose at once. Today I’m going to my work in Germany feeling, for the first time, afraid of people. Sadly.
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19 EU leaders back foreign deportation centres for rejected asylum seekers
Return hubs rallied mass support in the EU Parliament, and are now being pushed ahead by most European leaders at the council summit – though not everyone is onboard
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Far-right MEPs chant ‘send them back’ as EU returns vote passes parliament
The EU’s controversial return regulation passed by an overwhelming majority, splitting the centrist parties and creating new alliances in the European Parliament with toughened measures bringing Brussels’ border policies closer to the right.
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Listen: Why Poland is tightening support for Ukrainian refugees
Two years after opening its doors to Ukrainians, Poland is now quietly rewriting the rules, leaving many refugees scrambling to understand why the help they relied on is suddenly disappearing.
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EU eyes more migrant-busting support to north Africa regimes
Bent on reducing arrivals to ensure its newly-minted asylum rules can more easily deliver results, the EU Commission is promising more support for regimes across northern Africa.
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The EU’s asylum pact is live – but its workings remain in the dark
While EU governments have spent years debating the asylum and migration pact itself, far less scrutiny has been given to how it will be implemented on the ground.
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Far-right glow as sidelined lead Renew Europe MEP endorses deportation bill
The European Parliament passed its return regulations’ vote on Monday, now pending a final green light before the controversial bill can make way for the construction of ‘return hubs’ for asylum seekers in countries outside the EU
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Turkey turns Schengen visas into a pay‑to‑play system, while Big Tech blocks those who expose it
This is the full picture Turkey now offers the EU: a privatised border system that enriches the politically-connected, a Big Tech infrastructure that executes censorship on demand, and the rule of law being methodically hollowed out.
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Public workers in Sweden to become police informants against undocumented migrants
The Swedish Parliament will vote to oblige its public sector voters to ‘snitch’ on undocumented migrants, as the latest addition to Stockholm’s far right’s crackdown on migration
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EU deportation bill set to sail through parliament, as left scramble to add safeguardsThe return regulation is likely to get rubber stamped next week at the European Parliament following a political agreement earlier this month.