The Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni praised Europe highly, convinced that Europeans have plenty of reasons to be proud of the EU, and was confident it will heal the scars left by a prolonged economic and migration crisis, and Britain’s decision to abandon the project. European Union leaders are willing to relaunch Europe with a…
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Turkey claims EU visa-free
The deals with the European Union, including an agreement on hosting the flow of migrants in Turkey, would be jeopardized if the bloc failed to implement promised visa liberalization for Turks, – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (pictured) said. Speaking to CNN Turk television Cavusolgu said Turkey would present a final text to the EU “and…
Europol fighting migrant smugglers
“Over 90% of all migrants that reach the EU have used the facilitation services of a migrant smuggling network. These organised crime networks are taking mass profits from mass migration, and making migrant smuggling the fastest growing criminal sector. To tackle this, we have brought together some of the best investigators in Europe in the…
Treaty of Rome: balance sheet
Next month the EU leaders will gather in Italian capital , 26/01/2017, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. However, in view of the UK imminent departure, and multiple crises the EU project suffers, one does not expect any opulent festivities. The situation is aggravated by the banking crisis in Italy, considering the…
UK child refugee limit
Britain’s Conservative government has placed a limit on the number of lone child refugees it will accept into the country, citing fears that people traffickers were exploiting the system. About 350 children will be allowed in – far fewer than the 3,000 originally expected under the law that had been aimed at helping some…
Hungary for strict asylum rules
Soon the Hungarian government will submit proposals to the EU to protect Europe’s borders by detaining asylum seekers for the entire period of their application procedure, according to the government’s chief spokesman, Zoltán Kovács. Kovács claimed Donald Trump’s election in the US was contributing to “a change of mood in Europe” that vindicated the…
EU to enforce training of Libyan guards
“We reaffirm our determination to act in full respect of human rights, international law and European values, and in conjunction with UNHCR and IOM”, – declared the EU28 from Malta Informal Summit #EUCO in Valletta today. “On the Central Mediterranean route, however, over 181,000 arrivals were detected in 2016, while the number of persons…
EU immigration dichotomy
The startling difference of approach toward migration crisis resolution between EU bureaucrats and national politicians representing opinions of their electorate shifts both policies into confrontational mode, beyond possibility of a compromise. “We have in Europe a history – and here I think I do not speak only for the European Union – that has told…
Georgians for Schengen visa-free
This week Georgian citizens would receive a formal MEPs approval for visa free, following an informal deal struck by Parliament and Council negotiators last December. The debate about the visa exemption for Georgians takes place in the European Parliament on Thursday 2/2/2017, followed by a vote the same day. The visa waivers will apply only…
Migrant flows pressure on Europe to raise
This week European Commission put forward a package of ‘new’ proposals footed with 200 million euro to address problems of migration from North Africa. “It is essential that we all do more, all, meaning all together… and to suggest concrete actions that can be done and that can bring some positive results with an envelope…
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