France is going to have to get its act together if it wants to see the cash, says Home Secretary Priti Patel The French government will not see a penny of the promised financial aid until it stops the flow of migrants heading for the British Isles across the English Channel, said British Home Secretary…
The unfavorable migration situation exacerbates the already fractured relationship between the United Kingdom and France The United Kingdom saw a record number of migrants arrive via the English Channel last year, data shows. A total of 28,395 migrants landed on the southeast coast of England last year, more than three times the number reported for…
Russia has called for a “thorough international investigation” into allegations of abuses by Poland of migrants and refugees who have been trying to cross its border from Belarus. The Russian demand comes in response to claims made by a Polish soldier who earlier this month fled to Belarus seeking asylum. In interviews with Belarusian and…
There has been noted a “significant” increase in the number of people who sought asylum in Ireland, returning to pre-pandemic levels in the recent months, the Minister for Equality Roderic O’Gorman has pointed out. According to him, while the number of asylum seekers in Ireland marked a decrease last year, mainly due to travel restrictions…
In a treacherous and potentially lethal tactic, more than 11,000 migrants have been discovered this year trying to get to Britain from France by hiding in the back of trucks. Thousands of people have crossed over into Britain in recent months but the migrants have been met with anti-immigration views. Many refugees who have left…
Over 160 migrants drowned in two different shipwrecks off the Libyan coast this past week as more people try crossing to Europe, a United Nations migration official said Tuesday. International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokeswoman Safa Msehli said the new deaths have brought the death toll this year for the central Mediterranean route to about…
While the deaths of at least 27 migrants in the English Channel have shocked both Britain and France, shipwrecks of that scale are not uncommon in European waters. UN officials estimate that as many as 1,600 people have died or are missing in the Mediterranean Sea this year alone. In contrast, just 35 migrants have…
Around 5 p.m. on Feb. 4, roughly 70 miles north of Libya, a white reconnaissance plane with a camera on its underside circled a raft that was carrying over a hundred desperate migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. The surveillance footage from the airplane’s camera was transmitted live to an office…
Summary: Pope’s second visit to refugees on Lesbos Pope again condemns politicians who exploit migration crisis Global migration crisis cannot be ignored, pope says LESBOS, Greece, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned the exploitation of migrants for political purposes on Sunday during a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, branding the global indifference…
Nations around the world, especially European countries, should come together and determine a road map to address the issue of migration, Turkey’s Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop said Friday, underlining that the responsibility should not fall on the shoulders of certain countries. Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) after completing his official visit to Poland, Şentop said…