The European Commission set out plans on Tuesday (24 January) to dramatically increase the return of failed asylum seekers to their country of origin. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson and EU Returns Coordinator Mari Juritsch, who was appointed to…
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson likened those responsible for the recent rise in violent gang-related crime in Stockholm to “domestic terrorists” on Monday as Sweden has been struck by a wave of serious violent crimes since the start of the year.…
Italy’s two-day state visit to Algiers resulted in energy giants Eni and Sonatrach signing two agreements Monday that aim to reduce emissions and improve the energy interconnection network linking the two countries. The Italian delegation, including Prime Minister Georgia Meloni…
The cabin crew of Portuguese flag carrier TAP accepted a proposal put forward by its employer and will thus call off the strike they had planned for 25 to 31 January, an official from the National Civil Aviation Flight Staff…
Ukrainian refugees arriving in Berlin. Yet nearly four-in-10 of the non-Ukrainian asylum seekers and refugees we interviewed had not received temporary protection (Photo: Matthias Berg) Long before it became a warzone itself, Ukraine was both a transit and destination country…
The idea of a constitutional block on electoral reform is gaining ground among parties, including the strongest OĽaNO party, who fear the next coalition may copy Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and reform the electoral system for longtime rule. Slovakia’s…
Slovenian police caught 32,042 migrants who irregularly crossed the border last year, a 214% increase compared to the previous year that is largely due to a huge influx of persons from Afghanistan, Burundi, India, Pakistan and Russia, the latest statistics…
A new and provocative think tank has entered the Brussels policy wonk scene, ready to throw down the gauntlet by attempting to challenge Hungary’s “toxic reputation”. And MCC Brussels has no intention of copying the “
In one deep-red pocket of rural Pennsylvania, three warring factions each claim to represent the Republican Party. Tensions boiled over in a scuffle over a booth at a farm show. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
As Albania continues trying to put itself on the map as a tourist destination, businesses are hindered by a lack of workforce, with over half saying that is their main issue, according to a recent survey published by the UNDP.…