The newly released Project28 Europe-wide poll shows that ordinary people are becoming increasingly distrustful of political elites, that many are more pessimistic about the future, and a changing attitude to mass migration is developing.
LONDON (AP) — The deadly Barcelona van attack that killed 13 people and wounded dozens of others Thursday is the latest attack in Europe in recent years. Here are some of the other major ones, many of which used vehicles:
Austria is sending 70 soldiers to secure its border with Italy at the Brenner Pass, as Bulgaria urges the European Union to defend its frontiers with “force of arms”. Austria’s government believes that between 700 and 1,000 migrants are infiltrating
German scientists have suggested that a combination of drugs and “peer influence” could make Europeans more amenable to accepting large numbers of migrants in their midst, following a shocking new study at the University of Bonn.
The fragile truce established between Remainers and Brexit supporters has shattered in a matter of days, as the Foreign Secretary and International Trade Secretary prepare to oppose the lengthy “transition deal” agreed by Brexit Secretary David Davis under pressure from Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond.
The employment rate has hit a record high of 75.1 per cent and unemployment fallen to a 42-year-low of 4.4 per cent, defying warnings that the Brexit vote would throw 500,000 people out of work.
Three Chechen asylum seekers have been arrested after a 22-year-old Italian was beaten to death at a nightclub in Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava.
The British Government’s leading Remainer, Philip Hammond, is thought to have triumphed over his Leave-supporting rivals in Cabinet, with the UK set to agree to a transitional Brexit which will allow the EU to block new UK trade deals.
Polish foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski has accused the European Union (EU) of “discriminating against Poland” and conducting a “policy of harassment” towards it, following clashes over migrant quotas, judicial reform and even the national retirement age.
Government insiders are disputing the substance of a recent coming together by Philip Hammond — the Cabinet’s leading Remainer — and Dr Liam Fox — a committed Brexit supporter.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended its so-called “rescue” missions ferrying migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe.
The lawyer for one of the migrants in Sweden who raped a young girl and broadcast the incident on a Facebook livestream claims his client was not aware his actions were rape.
A new survey of Muslim migrants in Austria by the Danube University of Krems shows a distinct difference between typical Austrian values and those of incomers from places like Somalia and Chechnya, who hold far more religious views on society.
AFP — A scandal involving eggs contaminated with insecticide spread to 15 EU countries, Switzerland and as far away as Hong Kong on Friday as the European Commission called for a special meeting on the growing crisis. Ministers and food
The number of illegal migrants travelling to Spain by sea or forcing the borders of its North African exclaves has risen so much that it may soon overtake Greece as the second major entry point to Europe, according to the United Nations Migration Agency.
A survey of more than 20,000 people by the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford has revealed that a majority of Britons — even Remain voters — now want to see a so-called ‘Hard Brexit’.
As the supply of low-wage labour from the European Union dwindles, Scotland has experienced a “steep increase” in permanent and temporary job hires, with salary growth reaching a 10-month high at the beginning of the third quarter.
Members of the public in Cadiz, Spain, have recorded the shocking moment a boat filled with migrant men landed on a beach filled with women, children, and families in broad daylight, before disappearing into the country.
Research suggests that, if just a few more British voters had been put through the country’s left-liberal university system prior to the Brexit referendum, the result could have been different.
Eurocrats accused of plotting to “make a mess” of the Brexit negotiations in order to punish the UK may soon be brought to heel by the bloc’s powerful member-states, with a leading German MEP emphasising the importance of British trade to the European economy.
Illegal migrants in and around Calais, France, have made at least 17,000 attempts to board lorries or trains or breach the Channel Tunnel in 2017, according to French statistics.
Witold Waszczykowski says Poland will welcome migrants from its poor and conflict-stricken European neighbours, but will resist the European Union’s efforts to impose a compulsory quota of migrants from North Africa and the Middle East.
Leave campaigner and Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove has shocked the British fishing industry by walking back a pledge to end the exploitation of Britain’s waters by EU vessels, saying they “will still be able to catch large amounts of fish” on a visit to Denmark.
Libya’s strongest warlord has issued a warning to Italian ships being deployed to help turn back migrant boats inside the country’s territorial waters.
The Chief Security Adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary has warned that the three-pronged assault on the European Union’s external borders at Greece, Italy and Spain is intensifying.
Britain’s small- and medium-sized manufacturers are increasing their output at their fastest pace for seven years, as analysts predict that growth will accelerate from its present “trough” in the years before Brexit.
Much-revised ‘Project Fear’ predictions of an economic collapse following the Brexit vote look set to be pushed even further into the future, as Britain’s multi-billion pound aerospace industry breaks new records and studies show London is on course to continue outpacing rival financial centres Frankfurt and Paris.
Reports suggest the Hamburg knife killer has boasted that he wanted to be a “terrorist” — but German police are reluctant to accept his confession and seeking to establish that he was mentally ill instead.
An investigation by Spain’s most-circulated newspaper has revealed “a tale of illegal immigration, money laundering, and arms and drug trafficking, as well as tobacco smuggling” which is overwhelming the Mediterranean country.
The migrant heaved a large glass bottle at police and rushed at them after stabbing a bus driver in the chest three times.
“If you want to see the face of Europe in 100 years, barring a miracle, look to the faces of young Muslim immigrants,” Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput told a group of Catholics Thursday.
The Minister of State for Immigration claims that Britain will no longer be subject to European Union’s migration regime after Brexit, contradicting widespread reports of “transition deal” provisions which would see Free Movement continue for several years. Announcing a Migration
Anti-Brexit diehards warning that Britain is headed for an economic catastrophe have been wrongfooted by survey data which shows manufacturing output at a 22-year high.
Italian police detained several dozen people Wednesday outside Milan’s main train station as the city deals with a new wave of migrants.
Nigel Farage has warned that “the old alliance of big business and a Tory government” is preparing to sell out the public on immigration.
EU loyalists disparaging Brexit Britain as “the sick man of Europe” have received a body blow from a series of international companies announcing major investments and recruitment drives in the country.
The Labour Party has finally acknowledged that Britain must have a full, clean Brexit from the EU’s Single Market and Customs Union.
The global police cooperation service Interpol has released a list of 173 Islamic State fighters potentially ready to engage in suicide bombings and other terrorist actions in response to the mounting losses the terror group is facing in the Middle
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson, is anticipating “a fantastic, all-singing and all-dancing, UK-Japan free trade agreement” following talks in Tokyo. Speaking after a meeting with Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, the former Mayor of London said
International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox has said that the “very big, very powerful” trade deal which U.S. President Donald Trump wants to negotiate with Brexit Britain will be only one of many around the world, as the country takes its place as “the global champion for free trade”.
