Tag: European Mass Migration Crisis
Infrastructure, low tax are priority for V4 leader Hungary
WARSAW, Poland — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Wednesday that investment and developing infrastructure facilitated by low tax are the main goals for...
EU asylum applications drop due to COVID, not lower demand
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s asylum agency said Tuesday that the number of people seeking international protection in Europe hit its lowest level last...
Belarus cuts cooperation on migration with EU over sanctions
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus on Monday retaliated to the European Union sanctions by halting cooperation on stemming illegal migration and denying entry to EU...
Regional election poses crucial test for French far right
PARIS — A decisive, second round of voting in France's regional elections on Sunday is being scrutinized as a litmus test of whether the...
Tunisian navy rescues 178 migrants, recovers 2 bodies
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian naval forces recovered two bodies and picked up 178 migrants from the Mediterranean on Sunday after the boats transporting them...
Migrant death in Italy spurs farm work ban in hottest hours
ROME — Outdoor farm work under the afternoon sun on particularly hot days has been banned in a southern Italian region following the death...
German city holds memorial to victims of knife attack
BERLIN — The German city of Wuerzburg on Sunday held a memorial service for the victims of a brutal knife attack that left three...
EU greenlights major funding plan for refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders greenlighted plans on Friday to give Turkey another 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) over the next several years to...
Greek migrant traffickers arrested in Italy-bound speedboat
ATHENS, Greece — Three suspects have been arrested in Greece on migrant smuggling charges after a speedboat bound for Italy was intercepted by the...
EU pushes on with migrant policy outsourcing plans
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders pushed ahead Thursday with plans to outsource the bloc’s migration policy challenges by spending billions of euros to improve...