Highlights Between January and September 2017, close to 140,000 refugees and migrants arrived on European shores. Although two-thirds of them came through the Central Mediterranean Route, the Eastern Mediterranean Route has recorded a recent spike in sea crossings to Greece … Read More
Austria’s election is further evidence that Europe is turning right. Another election in Europe and another strong result for right-wing parties. This time, and coming less than one month after the election in Germany delivered an unexpectedly strong result for … Read More
Migrants on the German military ship Rhein. Photograph: Alfonso Di Vincenzo/Kontrolab/LightRocket via Getty Images ‘Go Back to Where you Came From’ analyses the problem well but has few solutions As the Syrian refugee crisis spread across Europe in autumn 2015 … Read More
Results from the two small central European nations will be illustrative of the direction in which central European politics is headed today. Elections, Europe and Eurasia The coming two weekends will bring elections in Austria and the Czech Republic. The stakes … Read More
Two weeks after winning German elections with a reduced majority, Chancellor Angela Merkel takes a first step Sunday on a rocky road towards forming a government by trying to get her own conservative house in order. Her meeting from 1000 … Read More
Austerity, recession, police violence and refugee crisis may end European Union as we know it. We need to talk about Europe: Identity in crisis – Image WWF European Policy Office | CCO Public Domain | Flickr The title is based … Read More
According to a leaked German government report, up to 6.6 million migrants — both refugees and migrants seeking a better life — are currently waiting to cross to Europe from Africa. The “mistake” the Israelis made seems to have been … Read More
Syrian refugees arrive at the Oncupinar crossing gate, close to the town of Kilis, south central Turkey, to cross to Syria. Syrians make up 93.5 per cent of the population in Kilis.-AFP Photo There’s a clear bias against non-European asylum … Read More
Carla Amina Baghajati from the Austrian Islamic Religious Community gestures during an interview in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. A law prohibiting any kind of full face covering but known popularly as the “Burqa Ban,” takes effect in … Read More
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The EU unveiled plans on Wednesday (Sept 27) to take at least 50,000 refugees directly from Africa, the Middle East and Turkey to discourage migrant boats from making the risky Mediterranean crossing. The proposal involves admitting refugees … Read More