Over 650 Migrants Saved by Italian, Irish and German Ships
Source: Time By Frances D’Demilio / AP The multi-national patrol has saved thousands this week. (ROME) — Italian coast guard and navy ships, aided by Irish and German vessels as well […]
Islam and Christianity share ‘idea of conquest’, says Pope Francis
Source: The Guardian By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Islam and Christianity share an inherent “idea of conquest”, and those who refer to Europe’s roots as Christian often veer into colonialism, Pope […]
EU mission ‘failing’ to disrupt people-smuggling from Libya
Source: BBC he EU naval mission to tackle people smuggling in the central Mediterranean is failing to achieve its aims, a British parliamentary committee says. In a report, the House […]
Migrant crisis: EU plans penalties for refusing asylum seekers
Source: BBC The European Commission has proposed reforms to EU asylum rules that would see stiff financial penalties imposed on countries refusing to take their share of asylum seekers. The […]
German Jews divided over fears of 1 million Muslim newcomers
Source: Associated Press By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER BERLIN (AP) — When the leader of Germany’s Jews spoke out against the flow of Muslim migrants to Europe, a rabbinical student denounced his […]
Migrant crisis: Austria passes controversial new asylum law
Source: BBC Austria has passed a controversial new law that restricts the right of asylum and allows most claimants to be rejected directly at the border. Rights groups say the […]
IN THE SHADOWS : Fewer clandestine immigrants in Switzerland
APR 25, 2016 – 14:24 Many of the clandestine immigrants from Europe work in seasonal agricultural jobs (Keystone) According to a report released by the State Secretariat for Migration on Monday, the number of clandestine immigrants residing in Switzerland is estimated to have decreased over the last decade. The authorities […]
Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey
Source: BBC The first boats carrying migrants being deported from Greece have arrived in Turkey as part of an EU plan aimed at easing mass migration to Europe. Most of […]
Poland’s leaders want no refugees after Brussels blasts
Source: Hindustan Times Poland’s president on Thursday threw his support behind a government decision to renege on a deal to accept thousands of refugees, blaming security concerns raised by Tuesday’s […]
Migrant crisis: There’s a deal, but implementing it won’t be easy
Source: BBC The migrant crisis has put the EU – with its talk of continental unity and humanitarian ideals – to shame. Refugee misery. Asylum seekers’ agony. Chaos, friction and […]
EU and Turkey Reach Migrant Crisis Deal, Czech Leader Says
Source: Time (BERLIN)—The Czech prime minister says that the European Union and Turkey have reach a landmark deal to ease the migrant crisis and give Ankara concessions on better EU relations. Near the end of a two-day summit, Bohuslav Sobotka tweeted: “The deal with Turkey approved. All illegal migrants who […]
Migrant crisis: Turkey and EU leaders close in on deal
Source: BBC European Union negotiators and Turkey have agreed a draft deal over the migrant crisis, which must now be approved by the 28 EU leaders. Under the scheme, migrants […]
Migrant crisis: EU and Turkey hold ‘difficult’ summit
Source: BBC European Union leaders are holding a key summit with Turkey in Brussels on ways of dealing with Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two. The EU is pressing Turkey, through which many migrants transit, to take some back in return for $3.3bn in aid. Turkey is […]
Migrant crisis: EU to unveil emergency aid plan
Source: BBC The European Union is preparing to spend hundreds of millions of euros on humanitarian aid, as Greece struggles to cope with an influx of migrants. Under plans to […]
Up to 70,000 migrants ‘may soon be stranded in Greece’
Source: The Guardian Up to 70,000 migrants and refugees could soon be stranded in Greece, the government has said, as it considers enlisting the help of the army to deal […]
Migrant crisis: Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel
Source: BBC Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into “chaos”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, amid sharp divisions among members over the migrant crisis. Austria and several Balkan countries have […]
Migrant crisis: EU meeting seeks to heal growing rifts
Source: BBC Ministers from EU and Balkan nations are meeting in Brussels to try to heal rifts over migrants that have plunged common policy into chaos. Austria, Serbia and Macedonia […]
Migrant attacks reveal dark side of Germany
Source: BBC To watch the footage that emerged from Clausnitz last week is to catch a glimpse of so-called “dark Germany”. It is not often such events are captured on film. The images of terrified refugees on a bus surrounded by a baying crowd have provoked revulsion and soul searching. […]
Migrant crisis: Austria asylum cap begins despite EU anger
Source: BBC Austria’s daily cap on the number of migrants and refugees allowed into the country has come into force. Just 80 asylum applications will be accepted each day at Austria’s southern border, after which it will shut. The European migration commissioner has described the measure as “plainly incompatible” with […]
Many of the 5,000 migrant children who have vanished in Germany have been forced into prostitution or had their organs harvested, says chairman of country’s Muslim council
Source: Daily Mail Aiman Mazyek, the chairman of the Central Council of German Muslims, said that immediate changes need to be made to the asylum system to protect children and […]