EU fears instability in Tunisia could lead to more migration
The EU is watching the political and economic situation in Tunisia closely. The bloc fears that increasing instability in Tunisia could drive up migration towards Europe.
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EU: 'Safe and legal routes ... save lives'
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has reiterated that the EU needs migration. During a press conference announcing future EU migration policy, she declared that "investing in safe and legal routes is the only sustainable soultion to save [migrants'] lives."
Reception crisis worsens for migrants and asylum seekers in Belgium
The housing crisis for migrants and asylum seekers in Brussels appears to have worsened. Since the recent evacuation of several hundred people from a squat, the number of tents along the city’s canals and streets has multiplied.
Thousands of deported migrants reenter Germany — report
Nearly 6,500 people deported from Germany sneaked back to the country over the past three years, police told Bild newspaper.
Municipality awarded for helping refugees at Poland-Belarus border
The municipality of Michałowo in Poland has been honored the Paweł Adamowicz Award for the help it provided refugees at the border with Belarus. At the ceremony, the mayor said that they "will continue to act with humanity."
New Frontex chief promises to 'restore trust'
Hans Leijtens, the new head of Europe's border agency Frontex, has promised to 'restore trust' as he prepares to take over the role on March 1.
Davos: UNHCR hopes generosity towards refugees won't fade
The war in Ukraine has caused the largest refugee movement since WWII with 8 million Ukrainians fleeing the country. Many nations have been generous helping these refugees, a senior UN official told DW.
'A crime to block out migrants from Africa', says Pope Francis
Putting up barriers to stop the arrival of migrants from Africa "is a crime", but the EU does not support first host countries such as Italy, said Pope Francis.
Amnesty accuses Morocco and Spain of using 'unlawful and lethal force' at Melilla border
The human rights organization Amnesty International has accused the governments of Spain and Morocco of using "unlawful and lethal force" at the border between Melilla and Morocco in June this year. Amnesty holds them responsible for the deaths of at least 37 people and 77 missing.
Human Rights Watch: EU agency 'complicit' in migrant abuse in Libya
The organization Human Rights Watch accuses the EU's border agency Frontex of being complicit in abuse in Libya. It says the use of aerial surveillance enabled the Libyan coast guard to return migrants to that country.
'Europe's black sites': Allegations of torture and detention along EU borders
A new European investigative journalism report alleges that migrants are being "abitrarily detained and tortured at secret facilities along EU borders before being illegally forced back across [those] borders."
Could Sweden's tough migration stance spill over into the EU?
Sweden takes over the rotating EU Presidency at the beginning of the new year. After a new government took power in October promising to get tougher on immigration, could those attitudes spill over into European policy next year?