In the first quarter of 2024, irregular crossings of migrants in the Eastern Mediterranean were up 109%—FRONTEX
The Council adopted 10 legislative acts that reform the European framework for asylum and migration management.
The U.S. is missing an opportunity to address two pressing issues at the same time, writes the president of the Migration Policy Institute
Parliament President Roberta Metsola: New pact "fair" to those entitled to international protection, "firm" with those who are ineligible, and "strong" against smugglers
Antipathy toward large-scale foreign labor is emerging as Asia’s Achilles’ heel
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will head the delegation which aims to strike a deal with Cairo to stave off migration flows in exchange for €7.4 billion in aid
On January 23 2024, during the joint press conference following the EU-Egypt Association Council, the European Union’s neighborhood commissioner Olivér Várhelyi declared that the EU had entered a “golden age” of relations with Egypt. A Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership is in the works. The partnership will be based on six pillars of “mutual interest”: political […]
The five EU laws in a relevant pact touch on all stages of asylum and migration management, according to a press release
2023 was an important year for migration and asylum in the European Union (EU), but also worldwide
The Greek premier made it clear in his statements that guarding its borders is non-negotiable for Greece
The political agreement includes a mechanism to ensure solidarity and measures to support member-states experiencing unprecedented flows of third-country nationals. Special attention is given to countering the instrumentalization of migrants
EU Council and European Parliament reached a political agreement on the five files of the EU Pact
Migrants who have illegally entered the country and reside for more than 3 years will be eligible to apply under certain conditions
Mitsotakis, along with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, highlighted the importance of addressing the financial aspects of migration
Another obstacle placed before Rama government's path towards EU accession, after Athens' warning that progress in Beleri case a condition for its support
A year before the end of the mandate, we met European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas at his second home, the press room, in front of the stage where in 2015 he had to fight diplomatically for his country when Greece was about to be kicked out of the Eurozone. He stresses to “To Vima” […]
Anti-immigration parties are winning elections and surging in polls
The EU will put forth more proposals next week to combat human trafficking, a global industry estimated at 6bln euro annually
The two parties met in Brussels yesterday as part of the Turkey-EU High Level Dialogue on Migration and Security
PM Mitsotakis will spend two days in Berlin meeting with Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, Charles Michel, amongst others