Earlier, Hungary introduced psychological tests for migrants demanding asylum on the basis of persecution for having non-standard sexual orientations. Such tests were later ruled out by the European Court of Justice. The European Union is running trials of a new IBORDERCTRL … Read More
janissary procession through the Brandenburg Gate on Türkischen Tag (Turkish Day), Berlin, photo via Wikimedia Commons BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 993, November 1, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkey, which hosts some 3.5 million refugees, is generally considered a transit or bulwark … Read More
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 95,909 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 24 October, with 45,976 to Spain, the leading destination this year. In fact, since late September’s arrivals were reported Spain in … Read More
Prior to meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said that 700,000 “illegal migrants” should go back to their home countries. “There are 700,000 illegal migrants—they need to go home,” the Czech Prime … Read More
European Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos emphasized the need for a European solution to a migration crisis that has weighed heavily on Greece and other countries on the EU’s southern flank. Avramopoulos underlined the need for solidarity among EU member states … Read More
French President Emmanuel Macron, center right, speaks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, center, and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, center left, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. European Union leaders are … Read More
African migrants shown harvesting oranges in Rosarno, Reggio Calabria. Credit: ANSA/ Franco Cufari Migrant agricultural workers in some parts of southern Italy are “enduring extreme levels of labor exploitation and coercion, and inhumane working and living conditions,” the UN Special … Read More
Arab and Kurdish crime clans are “systematically recruiting” refugees and building parallel societies in Germany, an investigation has found. “The clans have systematically been recruiting refugees for the dirtiest jobs, such as selling drugs in parks and the subway,” Thomas … Read More
German authorities do not know the whereabouts of some 900 refugees under the age of 14. The head of a German children’s charity said the new figures were alarming. The number of refugees under the age of 14 who are … Read More
While Washington wants to put more troops in the war-torn Middle Eastern country, Moscow wants to organise a summit with European leaders. Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during the joint news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Russia has … Read More