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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
