
The leader of Belgium’s biggest political party has called for the closure of the European Unions’s external borders and greater efforts to achieve controlled migration, warning that “unbridled immigration” does not work. Bart De Wever, the leader of the centre-right Flemish
by Sarkis Zeronian8 Dec 2015, 7:22 AM PST0

Europe must work to keep the dream of the passport-free Schengen zone alive, Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders (pictured above) said Wednesday, adding it would be a priority for his country as it takes over the EU presidency. The Netherlands holds
by AFP26 Nov 2015, 1:53 AM PST0

As it becomes clear that heavily armed terrorists crossed freely between France and Belgium before the Paris attacks, it has emerged that France will call for an effective suspension of the Schengen open borders zone. At the same time the Front National
by Liam Deacon16 Nov 2015, 7:38 AM PST0

Secret documents from the Austrian finance ministry have been leaked, forecasting the nation could take in as many as 215,000 migrants over four years. That influx could cost more than €12 billion to the Austrian taxpayer – seven times more
by Liam Deacon30 Sep 2015, 8:43 AM PST0

ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Italy will step up efforts to fingerprint migrants, even if it means using force, at immigration centres to be run jointly by European officials and local police, according to the official in charge of implementing national
by Reuters30 Sep 2015, 4:57 AM PST0

Bulgaria and Romania will attempt to leverage the European migrant crisis to gain admission to the borderless Schengen area. Prime ministers of both countries agreed the shared stance in a telephone call ahead of yesterday’s deadlocked EU interior and justice ministers meeting. Romania’s
by Sarkis Zeronian15 Sep 2015, 8:05 AM PST0

The question ‘how many migrants can you fit in a van?’ may sound like the beginning of a dark joke, but the answer now appears to be available. The video below, believed to be showing a road in Austria, illustrates
by Sarkis Zeronian14 Sep 2015, 5:09 AM PST0

The German federal government reintroduced border controls Sunday to slow the influx of immigrants arriving from Hungary via Austria, temporarily overriding the stipulations of the Schengen Agreement, which abolished internal borders and passport controls for the 26 participating states. Until
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.14 Sep 2015, 2:24 AM PST0

AMSTERDAM, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the stream of migrants flowing through south-eastern Europe were immigrants, attracted by the prospect of life in Germany, not refugees. “If they want to continue on from Hungary, it’s not
by Reuters7 Sep 2015, 6:52 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

From Reuters: Concerned about security threats and illegal migration, some European governments are considering amending the Schengen border code, which eliminated systematic frontier controls across much of Europe. A week after passengers subdued a gunman on an Amsterdam-Paris express, interior
by Sarkis Zeronian29 Aug 2015, 2:05 AM PST0

France’s top administrative court has ruled that border controls on the French/Italian border do not violate the Schengen agreement, confirming the country can stop migrants entering through Italy. The migrants, predominantly Africans, have become a source of tension between the two
by Donna Rachel Edmunds30 Jun 2015, 4:26 AM PST0

Lorry drivers are boycotting the Port of Calais because they fear for their lives at the hands of illegal immigrants desperate to get into the UK. Drivers from Maru International haulage company are avoiding the French city where thousands of
by A.B. Sanderson26 May 2015, 4:18 AM PST0

The European Union is set to allow travel Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen area, so there are no passport controls between the countries and the rest of the EU. The move will mean that illegal immigrants who cross the
by Andre Walker11 Mar 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

Tens of thousands of illegal migrants are being discovered at U.K. borders, leading campaigners to believe that record numbers have made their way into the country.
by A.B. Sanderson11 Feb 2015, 11:33 AM PST0