The Council of State in Athens has overturned a government decision that classified Turkey as a safe third country. This classification was jointly issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Migration and Asylum. The ruling was made in a closed session and passed by a majority vote. Michalis Pikramenos, President of…
A fake video circulating on social media in Greece falsely portrays demonstrations from last February as anti-migrant and refugee protests. The video has amassed nearly 1.2 million views on Twitter, with Euro News reporting that many of these views were artificially boosted by bot-like fake accounts as part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. An investigative…
The European Court of Justice held a hearing on a case referred by the Italian judiciary concerning migrant reception centers in Albania. The European Commission backed the Italian government’s stance on the classification of safe countries. It asserts that designating European countries as safe aligns with European Union law, even when this classification applies to…
In 2024, Germany experienced a 30% decrease in asylum applications compared to 2023, with a total of 237,000 applications registered. This figure represents about 92,000 fewer applications than the 334,000 recorded in 2023, according to a report from the European Union Asylum Agency. Interestingly, this total is approximately 7,000 more than the 230,000 applications reported…
The British government has introduced amendments to the guidelines for immigration officers, seeking to prevent asylum seekers who entered the country illegally from obtaining British citizenship. Many legal experts argue that these new amendments violate international refugee agreements to which the UK is committed. The new changes are expected to prevent asylum seekers from obtaining…
The Dutch government has announced that it will proceed with its plan to send rejected asylum seekers to Uganda. This initiative, developed by Reinette Klever, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Aid, and Marjolein Faber, Minister of Asylum and Migration, stipulates that rejected asylum seekers will be sent to Uganda only after they have exhausted…
The German Bundestag has rejected an immigration bill put forward by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU). Although the bill initially secured a majority in the preliminary vote with support from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), it ultimately failed to pass by a narrow margin. A total of 350 MPs…
Geert Wilders, the right-wing leader of the Dutch Freedom Party, has threatened to pull out of the ruling coalition and push for early elections if a strict asylum bill is not passed. His warning follows a contentious recommendation from an advisory body against submitting the legislation to parliament. The Dutch Council of State’s advisory body…
Anti-far-right protests swept across Germany over the weekend, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to oppose extremism and champion diversity. Munich saw the largest turnout, with police estimating around 250,000 participants, while organizers reported a crowd of over 320,000. The demonstration received support from various organizations, including Bayern Munich Football Club, the Church…
The Free Democratic Party (FDP) is advocating for a compromise migration pact to be reached before the end of the parliamentary session. They are seeking the support of the Federalist faction, the Greens, and the Social Democrats to create a new migration agreement that aims to reduce illegal immigration while upholding German values. The FDP’s…
The federal government has decided to extend border controls for an additional six months, just one month before the previous period was set to end. According to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, this extension aims to prevent the entry of irregular migrants across the border. Scholz stated, “Today we ordered the imposition of temporary controls on…
The Bundestag is set to vote on a plan by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) to tighten the immigration policy, known as the five-point plan. The CSU is demanding permanent border control, rejection of all illegal entries without exception, and strict amendments to the immigration policy, in addition to…
