The best weapons against terrorism
As the European Council prepares to discuss terrorism and migration, heads of state must address causes and solutions at home as well as abroad, writes Pierre Baussand.
View ArticleInternational Migrants Day: Let your light shine
There are an estimated 60 million distressed migrants in the world, and anti-migrant sentiment in some quarters is becoming increasingly visible, writes William Lacy Swing.
View ArticleSweden to impose ID checks on travellers from Denmark
Sweden is set to drastically reduce the flow of refugees into the country by imposing strict identity checks on all travellers from Denmark, as Scandinavian countries compete with each other to shed...
View ArticleMerkel’s Bavarian allies reignite refugee row with call for cap
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's allies in Bavaria stepped up criticism of her open-door refugee policy on Sunday (3 January), with their leader demanding a cap of 200,000 migrants a year, about a...
View ArticleImmigration helps push German employment to record high
Favourable economic conditions and an influx of foreign workers boosted employment in Germany to its highest since reunification in 1990, according to data published on Monday (4 January) as the...
View ArticleDenmark introduces border controls with Germany
Denmark will impose temporary border controls at the country's southern border with Germany, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced at a press conference today (4 January) .
View ArticleLittle Europe
If we want to transcend the dichotomy between regulated diversity and nationalist reaction, Europeans will have to go beyond mere tolerance. Whether or not this takes place within a common European...
View ArticleEU to host Schengen talks with Sweden and Denmark
The EU said it will host emergency talks Wednesday (6 January) with Denmark, Sweden and Germany about new migrant border checks that have sparked fresh concerns about Europe's Schengen passport-free zone.
View ArticleEU should erect new Greek frontier to stop migrants, Hungarian PM says
The European Union should establish a new frontier on the northern border of Greece, because an agreement with Turkey will not be enough, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday (8 January).
View ArticleFour signals for global cooperation that Europe must send
By sending out strong signals against nationalism, reaching out to religious minorities, the poor and the marginalised, and keeping its climate and development promises, Europe can become the leader in...
View ArticleViolence against refugee women is often ignored
Half of all people fleeing conflict are women, but their plight is often ignored in our approach to refugee crises, writes Irene Zugasti.
View ArticleDanish prime minister defends controversial ‘jewellery’ law
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, defended pending legislation on Tuesday (12 January), that would allow the authorities to confiscate refugees’ valuables, in order to pay for their stay...
View ArticleRazor wire on the Schengen border: Obstruction or self-destruction?
Closing borders and building fences is the wrong response to the migrant crisis. Allowing our actions to be governed by fear and xenophobia will only strengthen the hand of the extremists, argues Bruno...
View ArticleDavos report warns of EU disintegration
The loss of state control, the fragility of EU institutions, and the rise of populism could bring about a disintegration process in Schengen, the eurozone or "even the Single Market", according to the...
View ArticleEPP leader floats Schengen suspensions
Member states that do not tackle immigration should be temporarily suspended from the Schengen area, the President of the European People's Party (EPP), Joseph Daul, told EurActiv.
View ArticleDiplomat: Dutch presidency will promote economic and environmental cooperation
The rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU fell to the Netherlands at the beginning of January 2016. EurActiv France spoke to Ed Kronenbug, the Dutch envoy to France, about the EU's top...
View ArticleThe EU’s core values are at stake in the migration crisis
Our governments’ failure to act on the migration crisis is destroying the European Union and undermining our core values. This is not the Europe we dreamed of, writes Madi Sharma.
View ArticleBelgium asked Greece to ‘push immigrants back’
Greece's Migration Minister, Yiannis Mouzalas, said on Thursday (28 January) that Belgium had asked him to go against the law, and “push migrants back in the sea”. EurActiv Greece reports.
View ArticleCommission attempt to suppress EU immigration audit infuriates lawmakers
EXCLUSIVE / The Juncker Commission has been fighting the European Court of Auditors to suppress a report on EU migration policy that should have been published by now. EurActiv France reports.
View ArticleRefugees in Middle East ‘need jobs and schooling’ to ease migration crisis
Europe will resolve its migration crisis only by giving people fleeing the Middle East new reasons to stay there, such as legitimate jobs, schooling and a future, the UK’s international development...
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