
In a move said to represent the biggest transfer of national sovereignty since the creation of the single currency, the European Union is to propose a standing European border force able to take control of the bloc’s external frontiers even when a
by Sarkis Zeronian11 Dec 2015, 11:23 AM PST0

At least 11 migrants, including five children, drowned and about 10 were missing after their boat sank overnight off the Greek island of Farmakonisi, Greek maritime police said Wednesday. Twenty-six people were saved and a search was under way in
by AFP9 Dec 2015, 1:29 AM PST0

The Greece-Macedonia border is holding back an increasing flood tide of stalled migrants as authorities on both sides of the frontier try to stem the human flow travelling overland through Greece. Greek authorities estimate almost 2,000 migrants have crossed into Macedonia from Greece,
by Simon Kent6 Dec 2015, 8:33 AM PST0

The head of the European Union (EU) border agency Frontex has warned that over 800,000 people have entered the EU as “irregular” arrivals since the beginning of 2015 and more are on the way. Europe’s frontiers therefore need strengthening with more
by Simon Kent4 Nov 2015, 5:33 AM PST0

So far in 2015 more than 430,000 migrants, including refugees seeking asylum, have arrived in Europe across the Mediterranean Sea. This record number represents nearly double the number of migrants for the entire year 2014, when 219,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by sea.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.12 Sep 2015, 6:39 AM PST0

European leaders are planning to form a powerful, centralised EU-wide border force. Under the new plans, the legal responsibility for deporting (or not deporting) people judged to be economic migrants would be taken from member states and given to the
by Liam Deacon6 Sep 2015, 11:09 AM PST0

BRUSSELS, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Nearly 110,000 migrants were tracked entering the EU in July by irregular means, official data showed on Tuesday, setting a record as the influx continues, notably of Syrians reaching Greek islands from Turkey. The European
by Reuters18 Aug 2015, 10:40 AM PST0

U.S.-China diplomacy over South China Sea turns vitriolic; 400 die as illegal migrants flood into Italy from Libya; Illegal immigration from Mexico down sharply, but not for lack of trying
by John J. Xenakis15 Apr 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

A second ‘ghost ship’ crammed with 450 migrants and left drifting after abandoned by its crew has reached the Southern coast of Italy. The Ezadeen, a vessel flying an ensign from Sierra Leone, docked in the port of Corigliano Calabro
by A.B. Sanderson3 Jan 2015, 6:17 AM PST0