New EU migration rules loosen protections for minors in gathering of biometrics
The EU’s new migration rules make it mandatory for EU border guards to gather biometrics from irregular migrants over the age of six, even allowing for “
February 2024
EU should seek legal framework to end unpaid traineeships, MEP says
A legally binding instrument to ensure quality traineeships in the EU is needed to prevent precariousness and abuse of young people in work, Renew MEP Monica Semedo told Euractiv in…
Prevailing on Ukraine Funding, McConnell Took Political Hits
The minority leader’s handling of the border and foreign aid legislation drew scorching criticism from far-right Republicans, though he scored a legislative win on an issue he regards as existential…
On Capitol Hill, Republicans Use Bigoted Attacks Against Political Foes
House and Senate Republicans have denigrated fellow lawmakers, Biden administration officials and witnesses in racist ways, both in casual comments and in official settings. Share full article Representative Marjorie Taylor…
House Republicans Try Again to Impeach Mayorkas on Border Charges
In a redo of their first failed attempt, Republicans are hoping to push through the charges that would make the homeland security secretary the first sitting cabinet member to be…
The Brief – Combative in Europe
To reverse bad ratings at home, German liberals have taken the fight for their causes to the EU level, seeking to raise their visibility and distance themselves from Germany’s floundering…
Kari Lake Is Endorsed by Senate Republicans’ Campaign Arm
Ms. Lake, a Trump protégé who embraced his false claims about the 2020 election and refused to concede her own loss in 20
Supreme Court Gives Prosecutors a Week to Respond in Trump Immunity Case
The schedule the justices set was not particularly speedy, though nothing prevents the special counsel from filing sooner than the court’s Feb. 20
Spain’s PP looks to bury controversy of Feijóo mulling pardon for Catalan separatists
The conservative Spanish People’s Party (Partido Popular – EPP) sought on Tuesday (13 February) to quell the fallout caused by media reports that its conservative leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo would…
The scramble to push through the EU’s Migration Pact should concern us all
This week, the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee, LIBE, will vote on the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum. Hope Barker and Sonja Grabowsky explain what is at stake.…