
Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday Germany must have a “fundamental” debate about how to integrate newcomers, as police identified 16 people suspected of a shocking rash of sexual assaults blamed on migrants. As outrage grew in Germany over the assaults,
by AFP7 Jan 2016, 8:38 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – German public broadcaster ZDF has apologised for delays in reporting on a wave of sexual assaults blamed on men of Arab appearance amid accusations Wednesday of media self-censorship of the inflammatory issue. The rash of attacks and thefts
by AFP6 Jan 2016, 6:50 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under mounting pressure Wednesday for her welcoming stance toward migrants, which opponents have linked to a shocking rash of apparently coordinated sex attacks in Cologne on New Year’s Eve. Police in the western
by AFP6 Jan 2016, 4:05 AM PST0

Just 24-hours after Sweden re-introduced strict, compulsory ID checks along its border with Denmark the number of asylum seekers making the crossing fell dramatically, local police report. Police in the southern Swedish region of Skåne said they had registered just 48 migrants
by Simon Kent6 Jan 2016, 3:05 AM PST0

BERLIN (AFP) – Germany only has capacity for a maximum 200,000 asylum seekers a year, about a fifth of the number it received in 2015, Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer said Sunday. “In Germany, the arrival of 100,000 to a maximum 200,000 asylum
by AFP3 Jan 2016, 7:30 AM PST0

“McLaughlin Group” host John McLaughlin slammed the “mischaracterization” of Europe’s immigrant influx as Syrian refugees on Friday. “The most over-reported story of 2015: the mischaracterization of the influx of immigrants into Europe as, ‘Syrian refugees’. Many were from as far
by Ian Hanchett2 Jan 2016, 11:07 AM PST0

Border checks on train passengers aimed at curbing the number of asylum seekers entering Sweden from Denmark will cost Denmark’s rail operator nearly 1 million Danish crowns (99,370 pounds) a day, the state-owned company said on Tuesday. Travellers have been
by Reuters30 Dec 2015, 7:31 AM PST0

The growth in wages for UK workers is set to stall at just two per cent next year thanks to the large number of migrant workers waiting to fill vacancies, the Guardian has admitted. Referring to data from the Chartered
by Nick Hallett30 Dec 2015, 3:56 AM PST0

GENEVA (AFP) – Over one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2015, nearly half of them Syrians, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said Wednesday. The milestone marks an almost five-fold increase over 2014 figures, when UNHCR recorded
by AFP30 Dec 2015, 3:47 AM PST0

Every port in northern France could be fenced off to prevent Europe’s migrant invasion further spilling across the Channel – and British taxpayers will be left to foot the bill. French police are so bewildered by the human influx that the only
by Simon Kent27 Dec 2015, 2:41 AM PST0

British Prime Minister David Cameron has used his Christmas message to say that Britain is a “Christian country”, which is why it can be home to migrants of “all faiths and none”. In his annual address, Mr Cameron especially highlighted
by Nick Hallett24 Dec 2015, 2:17 AM PST0

The father of Aylan Kurdi, whose lifeless body became a symbol of Europe’s migrant crisis, will call for open borders on this year’s “Alternative Christmas Message” on Channel 4. Abdullah Kurdi will tell viewers he “would like the whole world
by Nick Hallett23 Dec 2015, 5:47 AM PST0

Many of the refugees arriving in Germany could initially find it difficult to get a job because of their young age and lack of qualifications, the German central bank or Bundesbank said on Monday. The Bundesbank estimated that the net
by AFP21 Dec 2015, 8:41 AM PST0

Hungary has accused Austria of confusing “solidarity and stupidity” after Vienna said that nations which do not accept their share of refugees under European Union quotas should face sanctions. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann had said that countries who did not
by AFP21 Dec 2015, 1:06 AM PST0

An enthusiastically pro-mass migration progressive bishop has been questioned by police over his use of church funds after €430,000 were found to have been misappropriated. Bishop Domenico Mogavero was questioned by Italian financial police on Thursday this week after he
by Oliver Lane20 Dec 2015, 9:24 AM PST0

The head of the European Union’s border agency has said the large number of refugees entering Europe poses a security risk, with civil war making it harder to check the authenticity of Syrian passports. Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing
by Reuters20 Dec 2015, 6:50 AM PST0

Britain, the European Union and various United Nations welfare agencies combined over the past 16 months to build the world’s second-biggest and best refugee camp. The tent city stands in the baking Jordanian desert, 55 miles from the Syrian border, and today it
by Simon Kent20 Dec 2015, 6:39 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A Dutch landowner has offered to house Syrian and Iraqi refugees on a site that was formerly a village for Jews fleeing the Nazis, Haaretz reported. Joep Karel, the owner of the land in Slootdorp, 35 miles
by Breitbart Jerusalem20 Dec 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

A European lawmaker for Denmark’s ruling right-wing party said Saturday he was leaving the party over its controversial asylum policies, which include plans for police to search asylum seekers’ luggage for valuables. “Denmark is currently experiencing a norm and value
by AFP20 Dec 2015, 2:44 AM PST0

Austria should step up deportations of people who do not qualify for asylum, Chancellor Werner Faymann said in remarks published on Saturday, striking a tougher tone on migrants as he comes under pressure from his conservative coalition partners. Hundreds of
by Reuters20 Dec 2015, 12:45 AM PST0

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday the EU should offer visa-free short-stay travel to the bloc for Ukraine, Georgia and Kosovo, all three locked in bitter disputes with Russia. “The Commission this morning took a positive position on the
by Simon Kent18 Dec 2015, 9:00 AM PST0

Entrepreneurial migrants in Calais are taking a leaf out of the late Steve Job’s book, and are charging visitors to the Jungle camp €20 to view a mural of the technology tycoon, painted by world-famous graffiti artist Banksy. Around 7,000
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Dec 2015, 9:04 AM PST0

The European Union (EU) has been accused of “complicity” in the illegal deportation of migrants back to Syria and Iraq, following the recently-brokered EU-Turkey deal to reduce the flow of migrants into Europe. A report published by Amnesty International claims migrants who reached
by Sarkis Zeronian17 Dec 2015, 7:23 AM PST0

Dutch police on Wednesday fired warning shots in an effort to disperse a crowd, as a protest against plans to house asylum-seekers in a small town turned into a riot. Police in Geldermalsen, near Utrecht, said via their official Twitter
by Reuters17 Dec 2015, 12:57 AM PST0

Almost one in three Britons would support a temporary ban on Muslims entering the UK, similar to that proposed by US presidential candidate Donald Trump, a new Sky Data poll reveals. Some 29 per cent of the public would back
by Breitbart London17 Dec 2015, 12:40 AM PST0