German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s usual New Year speech will be available with Arabic subtitles this year, in the surest sign yet that Germany is bending to the hordes of migrants that have settled there, rather than requiring them to learn the
STOCKHOLM — Thirty-five asylum-seekers have asked to be relocated from a refugee housing facility in southern Sweden because they believe it’s haunted by ghosts, officials said Wednesday. The asylum-seekers were spooked by flickering lights and noise in the plumbing system
The development of so-called “problem neighbourhoods” or “lawless neighbourhoods” in Germany over the course of 2015 has made law enforcement impossible in some areas, according to police reports. The latest admission of the developing problem of no-go zones in Europe comes
VIENNA – Austria has sent hundreds of migrants back to neighbouring Slovenia in the past three days for lying about their nationality in an apparent attempt to improve their chances of being granted asylum, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
End of year statistics released by the Federal German state of Saxony has shown a steep increase in immigrant crime, with a growing number of multiple offenders responsible for the rise since 2014. The increase is significant in the east German Free State
Germany’s Human Rights Commissioner has asserted that Turkey does not belong in the European Union until its human rights record improves – a standpoint that puts him at odds with EU leaders and his country’s leader Angela Merkel. In an
Around 4,000 migrants and refugees were saved from waters between Italy and North Africa over the course of the Christmas weekend, with further rescue operations expected in the final days of an “exceptional” year, officials said Monday. The Italian coastguard
While millions across Europe recover from Christmas and prepare to celebrating new year’s eve at public firework displays, security services are scrambling to prevent terror attacks which will seek to target large gatherings of people enjoying the holiday. Vienna police are working
In the wake of the ongoing migration crisis, Germany’s federal states have hired up to 8,500 new teachers to give special ‘welcome classes’ for child migrants, with at least another 1,500 anticipated. The impact of the influx of migrants on Germany’s infrastructure has
BERLIN – Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (pictured above) and a senior Bavarian politician criticised Greece on Sunday over the way it is managing its role in Europe’s biggest migration crisis since World War Two. Schaeuble, who has clashed repeatedly
Czech President Milos Zeman (above right), known for his anti-migrant comments, on Saturday called the current wave of refugees to Europe “an organised invasion”, and that young men from Syria and Iraq should instead “take up arms” against the Islamic
Germans are increasingly sceptical of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mass migration policy which has seen over one million people arrive in Europe this year. Mrs. Merkel’s motivations have always been rather clear. While she’s hardly a proponent of “multiculturalism”, her country’s
Members of the Roma community and African migrants fought a running battle on the streets of a small Spanish town on Christmas Day, following the murder of a Guinean man. Police were attacked, petrol bombs thrown and roads blocked. “Garbage bins
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe needs to regain control of its borders, Germany’s foreign minister was quoted on Saturday as saying, after reports that forged Syrian passports are in the hands of Islamic State militants. More than a million refugees, many
Hundreds of migrants stormed Spain’s border with Morocco at Ceuta early on Christmas Day. Two drowned and over 100 were intercepted, but many more reportedly reached Spanish territory. The storming of the Spanish border in the north of Ceuta took
Far-right parties are on the march across Europe as the unprecedented migrant crisis gripping the continent fuels a surge in support for nationalist movements.
Criminal statistic research by the University of Copenhagen shows that in Denmark the top-ten criminal forenames in the country for men are all Arabic origin. The research, which took in how likely an individual with any given forename was to
Far from the migrant crisis easing over winter and dissipating next year, the Austria interior ministry has predicted another record year to come, as instability persists around the globe. The last release of immigration statistics shows the flow of migrants
A gang of migrants have revolted in their tiny host town in rural Italy, emptying bins in the street in protest of the fact that they have not been provided with free Wifi or a cleaner. The asylum seekers, who cannot
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities say two teenage Syrian brothers have been arrested at a refugee center in the country on suspicion of involvement with terrorist organizations — in one case, the Islamic State group. Prosecutors in Graz said Wednesday
Germany encouraged illegal immigration to Europe with its humanitarian response to the refugee crisis, the Czech prime minister was cited as saying by a German newspaper on Wednesday. Around 1 million refugees and migrants, many fleeing war and poverty in
A barge carrying 25-30 migrants capsized off the coast of Greece early Wednesday morning, resulting in the death of at least eleven of the passengers, including four children and one newborn infant. Fifteen of the passengers were saved by rescuers
As Europe’s migrant crisis deepens, Norway is considering passing a new law to stop its citizens fighting for Islamic State. Anders Anundsen, Norwegian Minister of Justice, said current laws were too lenient and that more must be done to punish
London talk radio station LBC has branded a caller “ridiculous” for expressing concern about mass migration in a round-up of their “funniest moments of the year”. Caller Keith phoned the show back in June to join in a discussion about
Communities across Denmark have complained they do not have enough resources to cope with the huge influx of migrants into their country. According to survey by television station TV2, many local town halls say they cannot handle the costs associated
