
One of the best scenes in the BBC’s political sitcom ‘The Thick of It’ shows the main character, Malcolm Tucker, trying to hide an overspend right down low in the news agenda, over-complicating it with false facts and figures, and
by Rob Comley12 Dec 2015, 2:31 AM PST0

Angela Merkel may have won praise from the world for Germany’s open-door policy on refugees, but a confused and divided Europe is feeling the fallout from the decision, analysts said. The German chancellor’s sudden move in early September to welcome
by AFP11 Dec 2015, 2:00 AM PST0

There are more than 200,000 Romanian and Bulgarian workers in Britain for the first time, with the total number of workers from European Union (EU) countries reaching 2.1 million, government figures have revealed. Compared to a year ago, there are
by Nick Hallett11 Nov 2015, 3:43 AM PST0

Hungary has sent 3,800 soldiers to hurry completion of a fence along its 175-kilometre border with Serbia, Defence Minister Istvan Simicsko said Friday. The first task is to finish the four-metre-high fence, which presently extends along parts of the border, while the
by Simon Kent11 Sep 2015, 5:15 AM PST0

Marine Le Pen would win the first round of the next French presidential election if it were held now, a poll has found. The Ifop poll for Le Figaro comes as about 1,000 migrants began arriving in France after President
by Nick Hallett10 Sep 2015, 3:40 AM PST0

In the latest flare up of the migrant crisis engulfing Europe, hundreds of migrants have been protesting outside a train station in Budapest this morning after police sealed off the terminal and refused them passage through the EU. The crowd chanted
by Donna Rachel Edmunds1 Sep 2015, 6:07 AM PST0

Britain, France and Germany have joined forces to pressure the EU into setting up migrant detention centres in Italy and Greece by the end of the year. The migrant centres would distinguish between genuine refugees, who would be allowed to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds1 Sep 2015, 4:58 AM PST0

Police in Austria have found a smuggler’s truck to the south of Vienna containing the dead bodies of migrants. Police spoke of at least 20 initial casualties but warned that number could rise. The lorry was found standing on the emergency lane
by Breitbart London27 Aug 2015, 5:03 AM PST0

Europe’s most senior unelected official is proud of a borderless EU. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, believes the Schengen area of 26 countries that have removed all shared checkpoints was ‘one of our very greatest achievements’. As more European leaders
by Simon Kent25 Aug 2015, 3:54 AM PST0

The future of the Schengen zone, a borderless area stretching across much of mainland Europe, is in doubt following the gun attack on a train in France last Friday. Politicians from across northern Europe questioned whether the arrangement can be
by Donna Rachel Edmunds24 Aug 2015, 10:08 AM PST0

Police on the Greece/Macedonia border used tear gas and stun grenades against thousands of migrants trying to enter from Greece on Friday after a night spent stranded on the closed frontier between the two countries. The violent clash comes 24-hours after Macedonia declared a
by Simon Kent21 Aug 2015, 4:35 AM PST0

Churches have called on the government to “recognise” that migrants in Calais cannot be turned away and to “accept the need for the UK to take its share.” They also branded the British “self interested” and condemned the “dehumanising” language used
by Liam Deacon18 Aug 2015, 8:49 AM PST0

As Sweden continues to enjoy near unprecedented population growth, a particular demographic is growing quicker than others – men. In ordinary, naturally balanced Western societies there are more women than men, as males tend to predecease their female counterparts. There
by Oliver Lane18 Aug 2015, 7:26 AM PST0

The migrant invasion flooding Europe from across the Mediterranean is entirely composed of innocents fleeing wars in Libya, Syria, Sudan and other far-flung parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. Really, it is. We know because we are endlessly told by the media
by Simon Kent14 Aug 2015, 7:05 AM PST0

With asylum applications in Germany double the 2014 figure in just the first six months of 2015, the race to find shelter for all the immigrant flood is driving a boom in demand for temporary homes. Germany is now the single greatest
by Oliver Lane13 Aug 2015, 5:16 AM PST0

Germany is again agitating for other European countries to take what they believe to be their ‘fair’ share of refugees coming to the continent with a stark warning that failing to do so could see the collapse of the EU. Vice
by Oliver Lane11 Aug 2015, 12:50 AM PST0

The German government has enlisted the help of its army to deal with the tens of thousands of asylum seekers arriving in the country every month. Nearly 80,000 migrants arrived last month alone, putting the country on track to receive
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Aug 2015, 2:05 PM PST0

The European Commission has called on Britain to “show solidarity” by taking in yet more migrants from Africa and the Middle East. Figures published yesterday show that the UK receives the sixth highest number of applications from asylum seekers in
by Donna Rachel Edmunds4 Aug 2015, 6:04 AM PST0

The French cross-Channel rail tunnel operator is seeking €9.7 million ($10.67 million) in compensation for disruption caused by illegal migrants in and around Calais with Britain expected to help foot the bill. Eurotunnel is charging London and Paris after it incurred a security
by Simon Kent23 Jul 2015, 4:05 AM PST0

The European migrant path travelled by those leaving the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa has shifted geographically in recent months. In a new development migrants are now coming into Europe by land across the western Balkans rather than across the sea
by Sarkis Zeronian20 Jul 2015, 9:54 AM PST0

Italian authorities turned away a boat with some 700 migrants aboard as there was no room left in immigration centres. The boat, operated by medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), was turned away from Sicily due to “lack of capacity
by Nick Hallett20 Jul 2015, 4:10 AM PST0

The law of unintended consequences has struck George Osborne’s summer budget. According to the Financial Times, the Chancellor’s much-trumpeted minimum pay guarantee “will enhance the lure of the British labour market to migrants.” This means the same Conservative Party that always
by Simon Kent9 Jul 2015, 5:11 AM PST0

State benefits for migrants to Denmark will be cut by 45 per cent tomorrow, with fresh conditions requiring new arrivals to speak Danish to an acceptable level before they can claim higher levels of support. The new monthly level of the integration benefit
by Oliver Lane2 Jul 2015, 3:26 AM PST0