The Council of Europe has criticized the leaders of nine European countries for calling on the European Union to revise its deportation system and urging the European Court of Human Rights to reinterpret the European Convention on Human Rights. “In a society governed by the rule of law, no judicial authority should be subjected to…
German churches have voiced strong opposition to the government’s plan to suspend family reunification for certain categories of refugees for two years. They consider the proposal, put forward by Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, as inconsistent with Christian values and ethically troubling. Christian Stäblein, Bishop of Berlin and the Evangelical Church’s Commissioner for Refugees, urged…
Birmingham City Council has refused to grant permission to the Britain First party to organize an anti-immigration demonstration in Victoria Square, located in the heart of the city. The council explained its rejection by stating that the demonstration is incompatible with British values. It also announced its rejection of the far-right party, stating that the…
Irish churches are taking part in World Refugee Day celebrations by dedicating a day of prayer and action in support of migrants and refugees. This church-led initiative comes in response to the growing climate of hostility and increasing attacks against migrants and asylum seekers. The churches are also urging the country’s elected leaders to address…
Torsten Frey, Minister of State at the German Chancellery, stated that the implementation of strict border controls and rejections at the EU’s external borders is intended to be temporary. He acknowledged uncertainty around whether the government would declare a national emergency but emphasized that border controls are currently necessary to ensure effective protection of the…
A survey conducted by the Institute for Employment Research revealed that 2.6 million migrants—approximately 26% of the migrant population—wish to leave Germany. Additionally, 3% of surveyed migrants confirmed that they are actively planning to leave the country. According to the study, which is based on data from the IAB Migration Research Panel, migrants are most…
Portugal’s Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA) has issued rejection notices to 4,574 migrants. This comes as the government plans to reject tens of thousands more migrants, just days before the upcoming elections. The center-right Democratic Alliance, led by current Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, has pledged to tighten immigration policies. The coalition’s campaign included…
The Italian Coast Guard announced that six migrants had died and around 40 others were missing after a rubber boat sank off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa. Ten survivors were rescued, and the bodies of the deceased were recovered. According to the survivors, the boat was carrying 56 people, all of whom…
Paris police have evacuated 400 migrants, most of whom are minors and unaccompanied by relatives, from the La Gaité Lyrique Theater, where they had been staying since last December. The police used violence during the operation, breaking into the theater with batons and tear gas, and arresting 46 migrants and their supporters. According to Paris…
Italian authorities have transferred 40 rejected asylum seekers to a migrant reception center in Gjadër, Albania, following a new government decree that reclassifies sea rescue reception centers as detention ones. Under heavy guard, the migrants were first taken to the Italian reception center in the Albanian city of Shëngjin, ahead of their transfer to the…
Migration is a key issue in the ongoing negotiations between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to form a new coalition government. After resolving disagreements and securing the Federal Council’s approval for the historic debt package, tensions have emerged over the proposed shift in migration…
Green Party leader Katharina Dröge believes that the recent electoral gains of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) are not primarily driven by immigration. Instead, she attributes the party’s rise to the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine, other ongoing conflicts, and the widespread dissemination of fake news. The Green Party leader acknowledged that while there…
