The Netherlands will refuse an Italian of the Minister of Interior Matteo Salvini requesting to accept 47 migrants on humanitarian ship that is being blocked from Italian ports, it said in an issued statement. https://twitter.com/AvSchoot/status/1089856708476915712 The Sea Watch 3, run by a German humanitarian group and flying a Dutch flag, recovered the migrants out of a…
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Libyan pedophile temporarily banned from EU
After 15 years ban, a Libyan pedophile rapist will be have an opportunity to come back to the European Union, Swedish press explains. The African who raped a Swedish child says he was looking for someone to rape that day, and he didn’t care if it was a child, news outlet Fria Tider reports. The 30-year-old Libyan…
EU celebrates Migrants Day
On the occasion of International Migrants Day on 18 December, the European Commission and the High Representative made the following statement: “The history of humankind is a history of migration. For thousands of years people have migrated from one place to another, for a variety of reasons, and continue to do so: Today, there are…
Migrants siege at Croatia border
Croatian police clarified the situation blaming circulation of false information that the authorities would open its borders letting in hundreds of illegal migrants and refugees gathering at crossings in Serbia and Bosnia, hoping to enter the EU via Croatia. Meanwhile border crossing Maljevac between #Bosnia and #Croatia is now closed after group of migrants broke…
EU to strengthen border controls
Home affairs ministers discussed a Commission proposal on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (EBCG). They expressed their general wish to strengthen the mandate of the EBCG, in particular on returns and cooperation with third countries. They also shared their views on the size, composition, tasks and powers of the EBCG standing corps, as…
Migrants indignant about conditions in Italy
Migrant laborers staged a strike this week to protest at the deaths of 16 colleagues killed this week in two separate traffic accidents in southern Italy. Hundreds of migrant workers chanted "We are not slaves" as they walked off tomato fields in Italy to protest working conditions https://t.co/9J67TeAGpG — The New York Times (@nytimes) August…
Kurz welcomes plans for refugee centres outside EU
“I am glad that it has come to one #Trendwende in the European #Migrationspolitik. For the first time, there is approval for refugee centres outside the #EU so-called #Anladeplattformen“, Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz said at arrival for the second day of the EU Summit on migration (#EUCO). Arrival and doorstep @sebastiankurz #AT at the European…
#EUCO: Tusk invites EU leaders for Summit on migration
“As we approach the June European Council, the debate on migration is becoming increasingly heated, and it is set to be the main point on the agenda. To better prepare our work, let me share with you some reflections and my intentions for the summit” – says the invitation letter by President Donald Tusk to…
‘Aquarius’ continues to rescue migrants in Libyan waters
According to the information released by #Aquarius vessel crew they rescued 73 men, women and children from a rubber boat in international waters off of #Libya. Everyone is safely onboard, the vessel continues partoling. Image: illustration. BREAKING: This morning the #Aquarius has rescued 73 men, women and children from a rubber boat in distress in international…
Majority of Europeans ‘comfortable’ with immigrants
Migration is a reality in today’s European Union (EU). Approximately 20 million non-EU nationals reside in the EU, making up 4% of its total population, and further flows of migration will be a feature of the 21st century. It is therefore imperative that effective policies for the integration of third-country nationals are developed in the…
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