The Swedish government has announced its plans to tighten the requirements for obtaining citizenship. This decision follows a government investigation that recommended establishing “decent living” as a fundamental condition for citizenship. Moreover, the residency period will be extended from the current five years to eight years According to a government investigation requested in 2023, individuals…
Pakistani authorities are deporting numerous Afghan refugees who have already been accepted by the German government through its admission program designed to protect vulnerable groups under Taliban rule. These deportations are occurring because the refugees’ Pakistani visas expire before they are able to secure German entry visas from the German embassy in Pakistan, a problem…
A plan to convert a house in the Kirkley Conservation Area, Lowestoft, into housing for asylum seekers is encountering significant opposition, receiving 160 objections within just four days. The proposal seeks to transform the nine-room house into a multi-occupancy residence for asylum seekers. The house, located at the corner of South London Road and Rectory…
Glasgow City Council has warned that it may cease its involvement in the distribution of asylum seekers. This warning was conveyed in a letter from Susan Aitken, the leader of the Council, to Home Secretary Angela Eagle, addressing the temporary suspension of the asylum seeker reception and distribution program. Aitken cautioned that this decision could…
The attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg continues to spark controversy across Germany. In advance of the Bundestag debate on the incident, Christian Social Union (CSU)leader Markus Söder is advocating for a restructuring of internal security. Meanwhile, Lars Klingbeil from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is calling for the expulsion of asylum seekers who…
Five people were killed and dozens injured in an attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, carried out by a Saudi refugee. The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who was granted asylum in Germany in 2016 and resides in Bernburg, has been arrested by the police. According to the investigation, the suspect rented a BMW…
The district office of Rosenheim in Upper Bavaria has approved the construction of a new refugee shelter in Rott am Inn, a community with a population of 400,000. This decision to grant a building permit comes despite local protests that arose after the construction plan was announced last year. According to the regional authority, the…
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has received £1.2 million in government funding to provide housing for 15 Afghan refugee families. This funding is part of a resettlement program aimed at assisting refugees who escaped Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. The local council has announced that the city will use these funds to purchase ten new…
Eight thousand asylum seekers, whose applications were either rejected or deemed unlikely to be accepted, benefited from the voluntary return funding program. This information was provided by the federal government in response to a request from a member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the Bundestag. According to the government’s response, the total…
Angela Merkel has criticized the Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) immigration policy, particularly its stance on tightening border controls and rejecting asylum seekers at the border. In an interview with Der Spiegel, the former German Chancellor remarked, “I still think this is not right.” She emphasized that sending asylum seekers back to Germany’s borders will not…
The Slovak Parliament has approved an amendment to the Aliens Residence Act and the Asylum Act, which includes reductions in the assistance provided to Ukrainian refugees. Under the new amendment, refugees who receive asylum status after February 28, 2025, will only be entitled to stay in asylum facilities for 60 days, down from the current…
Spain has introduced a legal reform aimed at enhancing protections for migrants and streamlining the process for obtaining short- and long-term visas. The changes will allow job-seeker visas to be extended for up to a year. Under the new law, passed by the leftist minority coalition, the status of 300,000 irregular migrants will be regularized…
