In the Netherlands, the number of asylum applications fell by 25 percent in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year. In response to the "refugee crisis," the government announced a new, tougher policy regarding illegal migration, the daily "De Telegraaf" reported.more
An EU citizen caught up in a Home Office backlog of applications for post-Brexit residency status is to be deported by Border Force officials in Scotland. Costa Koushiappis, 39, who is Greek Cypriot, has been told to show up at Edinburgh airport at 7am on Friday to be forcibly put on a flight to Amsterdam.more
In the first three weeks after the introduction of controls at all German borders, police detected around 13 per cent fewer unauthorised entries than in the previous three weeks. This is shown in preliminary figures from the Federal Police, cited by the dpa agency.more
Ograniczenia w przepisach migracyjnych i dodatkowe wsparcie w Polsce, że Ukraińcy są zobowiązani do stosowania w innych krajach - zapewnianie dostępu do firmy Gremi Personal. Dodano, że może to być rozwiązanie hamulcowe w branży TSL (transport, spedycja i logistyka), spożywczej i e-commerce.more
From the beginning of 2024 to Friday 25 October inclusive, 29,578 illegal immigrants have crossed the English Channel into the UK on 556 boats, which is more than in the whole of 2023, according to statistics published yesterday by the British Home Office.more
Canada has announced reductions in targets for permanent resident admissions over the next three years as part of plans to cut immigration. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly affirmed that the move is Canada’s efforts to put its citizens at the forefront of economic opportunities.more
Fewer qualified foreign workers than expected have applied for the so-called Chance Card, which is intended to make it easier for people from outside the EU to find work in Germany, the daily "Bild" reported yesterday, citing data from the Federal Ministry of the Interior.more
More migrants denied asylum by Swedish authorities will return to their home countries this year, according to a forecast published yesterday by the Swedish Migration Board. According to the institution, this is the result of the tighter policy of the government in Stockholm.more
Europe is waking up to the issue of migration, assessed the French daily "Le Figaro" yesterday. Commenting on the changes in the positions of EU countries, the daily noted that the policy of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which other countries "watch with interest", is becoming a model.more
For a year now, checks have been carried out on the Polish border in Brandenburg to curb illegal migration. The state's interior minister and the federal police are convinced that these measures are working. However, commuters and freight carriers complain about disruptions.more
In the event of a threat of destabilization of the state due to the influx of immigrants, it should be possible to temporarily and territorially suspend the right to accept asylum applications - we read in the communique on the adoption by the government of the migration strategy.more
The return to domestic politics has seen former European Council President Donald Tusk and former EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, now prime ministers of Poland and France, change their tone and, on the issue of immigration, sound like Brexit chief advocate Nigel Farage, the Daily Telegraph wrote yesterday.more
Poland is following the example of Finland and intends to temporarily suspend the acceptance of asylum applications at its eastern border due to migration pressure from Belarus and Russia. ‘This could lead to a dangerous domino effect, the consequences of which are difficult to predict,’ commented ‘Helsingin Sanomat’ yesterday.more
The number of international students applying for visas to study in the UK dropped this summer, according to new figures. Home Office figures showed 16% fewer visa applications were made between July and September than in the same period in 2023.more
Poland is planning to temporarily suspend asylum rights, the dpa news agency and the portals of all major German newspapers and broadcasters reported yesterday. The media quote Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who announced that he would limit migration to a minimum.more
Croatia’s border police force appear to be burning clothing, mobile phones and passports seized from asylum seekers attempting to cross into the European Union before pushing them back to Bosnia. A report with photographs of burnt belongings, along with testimonies of sexual assault and beatings meted out by the police is shared with the Guardian by the humanitarian organisation No Name Kitchen.more
At least 973 illegal immigrants in 17 boats crossed the Channel into the UK on Saturday, the UK Home Office reported yesterday. This is the highest daily total in almost two years.more
Illegal immigrants seeking asylum in the UK will be housed in hotels rented by the state for up to three more years as the backlog of their claims takes much longer to clear than Labour had predicted, ‘The Times’ reported today.more
Businesses that break work visa rules will be banned from hiring employees from abroad under a new immigration plan, the Prime Minister announced on Tuesday.
Sir Keir Starmer told the Labour Party conference in Liverpool that his government will reduce migration and Britain’s dependency on foreign workers. more
Millions of migrants have been urged to register for a new eVisa scheme as campaigners warn the document could create a digital Windrush scandal. The scheme, which will be introduced at the end of the year, is designed to replace physical biometric residence permits that show proof of the right to reside, rent, work and claim benefits with digital eVisas.more
The new Dutch coalition government headed by Geert Wilders’ far-right Freedom party (PVV) appears to be on a collision course with the EU over immigration after formally asking Brussels for an opt-out on asylum rules.more
New solutions must be sought to manage the influx of migrants, said the Italian and UK Prime Ministers, Giorgia Meloni and Keir Starmer, in Rome yesterday. Meloni said that one of the topics of conversation was the Italian agreement with Albania to set up a residence centre for migrants there.more
Eight people have died overnight while trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French police say. Rescue services were alerted after the boat got into difficulty in waters north of Boulogne-sur-mer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region after 01:00 local time (00:00 BST).more
Germany has agreed to open its labor market to 250,000 Kenyans, both skilled and semi-skilled, in an agreement signed Friday by Kenyan President William Ruto and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.more
