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Germany is losing popularity in the global competition for skilled workers. According to a study by the Bertelsmann Foundation, since 2019 Germany has fallen from 12th to 15th place among the 38 OECD countries ranked in terms of attractiveness for skilled migrants.more

At least 14 people have died off the coast of Tunisia and 54 have been rescued after a boat on which migrants were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy sank, the Tunisian coast guard said.more

France will get more money to stop small boats crossing the Channel, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said ahead of an Anglo-French Summit.more

1,175 migrants arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa over the past 24 hours, the Ansa agency reported after local authorities. A total of 30 boats from Africa arrived there at that time.more

The BBC says it is having a "frank conversation" with Gary Lineker after the Match of the Day host tweeted critically about the government's asylum policy. Lineker said the language in which the plan was set out was "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s".more

The court in Warsaw will consider the case of an organized criminal group that organized transports of illegal migrants from the border with Belarus, using e.g. buses that look like ambulances. The investigation materials show that transport orders were sent to a Polish woman living in Great Britain.more

The British government on Tuesday announced a new law barring the entry of asylum-seekers who cross the English Channel in small boats.more

More than 3,000 illegal migrants have entered the UK via the English Channel since the beginning of the year, more than double the number in the same period last year, GB News reported on Monday.more

People in the Republic of Ireland have "more positive attitudes" to immigrants than those in Northern Ireland, a new study suggests. That could be due people in Northern Ireland being less likely to have immigrant friends and more likely to feel politically powerless.more

The British government will present new regulations to stop the influx of illegal immigrants to the UK, reports the British "The Sun". The bill prevents anyone who comes to the UK illegally from applying for asylum. They are then to be expelled "as soon as possible" to a "safe third country".more

In 2022, there were 121 documented attacks on refugee centers in Germany - nearly 50 more than the year before. Refugees are also being attacked outside the centers: on average, three asylum seekers were victims of such attacks in Germany every day, the ntv portal reports today.more

In 2022, for the first time in 5 years, the share of returns to the country decreased significantly - by as much as 13 p.p. compared to 2021. On the other hand, the share of moving abroad increased. The main destinations for moving out in 2022 were Germany and Spain. The average prices of removals increased - the price of domestic removals by 26%, and from Poland abroad by as much as 39%.more

Italy plans to accept almost half a million legal immigrants, announced the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Francesco Lollobrigida. In this way, he referred primarily to the issue of the influx of immigrants to work, including seasonal work in agriculture, regulated by law.more

The Dutch government today forwarded to parliament a bill criminalizing the exploitation of labor migrants. Penalties are to include accommodation in poor conditions and underpayment of wages.more

A Cuban pilot who made headlines with a bold flight to South Florida on an old Russian plane will be allowed to stay in the United States. An immigration judge on Thursday accepted Ruben Martinez Machado's request for political asylum. He's expected to be released Friday morning.more

Over 40 migrants died near the shores of Calabria, Italy, when the boat they were arriving in crashed into rocks, Italian media reported today. The tragedy occurred in rough seas off Cutro near Crotone. Rescuers found the bodies in the morning on the beach and in the water.more

Some 12,000 asylum seekers to the UK are to be considered for refugee status without face-to-face interviews.more

Four Afghan boys aged between 13 and 16, who arrived in the UK across the Channel last year, have been arrested in connection with the rape of a 15-year-old girl at a school in Dover, 'The Times' reported today.more

Last year we saw large increases in the number of migrants arriving in Europe, European Council President Charles Michel announced at a press conference in Brussels on Thursday night (Friday) after the EU summit.more

U.S. Coast Guard officers rescued 20 people on the island of Cal Sal, north of Cuba and part of the Bahamas archipelago, CNN Espanol television reported yesterday, based on information from the U.S. service.more

Groupings forming the government of the Netherlands have concluded a secret agreement not to raise the topic of migration in the election campaign, revealed the daily "Algemeen Dagblad". In mid-March, elections of regional authorities will be held in the Netherlands.more

Brexit complicated Polish-British relations, but the war in Ukraine took them to a whole new level, and as long as security issues remain a priority, they will remain strong, said Prof. Aleks Szczerbiak, political scientist at the University of Sussex.more

Over 52,000 of migrants attempted to cross the English Channel from France to the UK in 2022. Five people died during the crossing, four were reported missing. The number of people willing to risk such a trip is constantly growing, French authorities said.more

Data shows sharp decline in students from Italy, Germany and France with Brexit seen as primary deterrent,more

Among the residents of England and Wales born outside the UK, the second largest group are people born in Poland, while 20 years earlier they were in 18th place, according to data published yesterday by the British statistical office ONS.more