Orban’s manifesto for a new illiberal Europe

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 11 September 2018. [EPA-EFE/PATRICK SEEGER] Helmut Kohl was a major historic figure, the Chancellor who united Germany and set the foundations of the … Read More

Anti-migrant militias spring up in central Europe

Prague: Authorities feared repeat of Chemnitz-type unrest (Photo: Chris Waits) Czech and Slovenian authorities have voiced alarm over the emergence of armed anti-migrant militias in the two central European countries. The concerns come after revelations of a paramilitary base, with … Read More

EU announces anti-migrant coastguard force to ‘protect our external borders by 2020’ – three years after the continent opened its doors and sparked crisis

EU President called for a 10,000-strong EU border and coastguard force  Jean-Claude Juncker pledged to stem the migrant crisis which began in 2015 EU proposed spending 2.2 billion euros to buy planes, boats and vehicles Political pressure across EU to cut … Read More

Erdogan warns attack on Idlib will send Syrian refugees heading to Europe

The Turkish president said a new wave of refugees could head to Europe in the wake of an attack   CREDIT: AREF TAMMAWI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES A full-scale Syrian regime attack on Idlib would lead to a flow of refugees to Europe and “serious … Read More

Cyprus struggles with increased influx of asylum seekers

More than 140 refugees arrived in just four days from September 1 to 4, in what the Cypriot government said was a significant spike in irregular immigration. Cyprus appealed on Wednesday to the European Union for more help in dealing … Read More

Europe’s migration crisis may swing Sweden to the right

Like many European countries affected by an influx of Syrian migrants and refugees, immigration policy has become central to Sweden’s election. And after more than a half-century of soft, center-left policies there, analysts predict that voters on Sunday will elect … Read More

Germany Has a Nazi Problem. And a Refugee Problem.

Right-wing supporters shout abuse at nearby heckling leftists at a right-wing protest gathering the day after a man was stabbed and died of his injuries on August 27, 2018 in Chemnitz, Germany. Police have arrested a Syrian man and an … Read More

Italy’s anti-immigration rhetoric is paying off for the populists

It wasn’t long ago when Italy used to be referred to colloquially as “the sick man of Europe,” a country whose economic situation was stuck in the doldrums, whose political system was always a crisis away from collapse, and whose … Read More

EU WARNING: Italy leader threatens to hold back EU cash as fresh migrant row erupts

A BITTER row has erupted between Italian ministers and European Union officials who have clashed over immigration and the amount of money Rome pays into the Brussels budget. Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio EU Budget chief Günther Oettinger (Image: … Read More

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