Media outlets reported that a group of refugees resigned from membership in the Green Party in protest against the party leaders’ approval of an agreement to “reform” the European asylum system, noting that the agreement amounts to a “historic betrayal” of the Greens’ policies towards immigration, and a step on the path to rapprochement with…
European Parliaments and European Union member states reached an agreement on reforming the immigration system after long and arduous negotiations, but human rights organizations considered that “this agreement constitutes a historic failure” and “will cause more deaths at sea.” On December 19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised this “historic agreement” on the…
The French Parliament adopted the text of the Immigration law as the far-right voted in favor of the controversial bill, which represented an important victory for French President Macron, but at the same time it caused a deep rift within the parliamentary majority and the government. The radical leftist Mélenchon also called on his allies…
The Office for the Protection of the Constitution (domestic intelligence) in the state of Saxony, in Eastern Germany, confirmed the designation of the “AfD” (Alternative for Germany) party, which is hostile to immigration, as an “extreme right-wing organization” in the state, making Saxony the third German state to take this step. “There is no longer…
The French National Assembly rejected the controversial immigration bill, which aims to control the flow of immigrants, inflicting a major political defeat on the government, amid welcome from human rights groups, who considered that the bill detracts from the basic rights of foreigners. The memorandum rejecting the draft law, presented by the Green Bloc, was approved…
The municipality of The Hague stated that the situation of refugees in the center for asylum seekers in Ter Apel is deteriorating significantly due to the overcrowding in large numbers exceeding its capacity, which threatens refugees with the danger of sleeping in the open, at a time when the extreme right-wing and anti-immigration intensification, Geert…
The far-right, anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) won 37 seats in the Dutch legislative elections, after almost all the votes were counted, which constituted a “shock to Europe,” given its positions in favor of leaving the European Union and its promises to impose major restrictions on asylum and immigration. Nationalist and far-right leaders across Europe…
The French Senate (the upper chamber of parliament) adopted the draft immigration law presented by Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin by a majority of 210 votes to 115 votes, after some of its provisions were significantly tightened, amid objection from political and human rights groups who considered that passing the law would lead to shrinking foreigners’…
The signing of an immigration agreement between Albania and Italy sparked widespread controversy in the Albanian capital, Tirana, as the Albanian opposition criticized Prime Minister Edi Rama and expressed its fear of a migration crisis in Albania. The agreement signed by the head of the far-right Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, and her Albanian counterpart, Edi…
Media outlets have reported that the Syrians who arrived in Cyprus this year constitute about half of the new arrivals to the Mediterranean island, apparently after a rare route to travel to Europe became popular this summer, enabling small boats sailing from Syria to reach Cyprus directly. On Tuesday, November 14, the local Cypriot newspaper…
The British Home Office revoked the visa of Egyptian opposition TV anchor Moataz Matar, for allegedly supporting the Hamas movement in Gaza, after he took part in a pro-Palestine demonstration. This coincides with France’s deportation of French activist Maryam Abu Daqqa, on charges of supporting the Palestinian resistance. The British Home Office took the decision…
A 23-year-old Syrian migrant was shot by a Polish soldier while trying to cross the border from Belarus, according to what non-governmental organizations in the region announced, amid human rights accusations against Polish border guards of “racism” and “aggression” toward migrants. On Sunday, November 5, the Polish Prosecutor’s Office confirmed opening an investigation into the…
