European migrant crisis
Ursula von der Leyen: Strengthening the Bulgarian-Turkish Border is a Priority
"Strengthening the key external borders of the EU, with the Bulgarian-Turkish border being a priority." This is what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a letter to European leaders, in which she lists measures to deal with illegal migration.
EU Commissioner Rejected the Idea of Financing a Fence along the Bulgarian-Turkish Border
European Union interior ministers discussed on Thursday ways to curb illegal immigration and return more migrants amid a surge in arrivals following lows during the pandemic, Reuters reported.
The agency notes that controversial ideas about border fences and centers for asylum seekers outside Europe have been revived.
EU wants to send more migrants away as irregular arrivals grow
European Union ministers on Thursday sought ways to curb irregular immigration and send more people away as arrivals rose from pandemic lows, reviving controversial ideas for border fences and asylum centres outside of Europe.
EU border agency Frontex reported some 330,000 unauthorised arrivals last year, the highest since 2016, with a sharp increase on the Western Balkans route.
UN calls for charges against aid workers in Lesvos to be dropped
The UN human rights office on Friday called for charges against the humanitarian workers on trial in Lesvos to be dropped and said the case had had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the region.
Migrant entry numbers into Europe hit six-year high
The number of attempts by migrants to enter the European Union without authorization reached around 330,000 last year, the highest number since 2016, the EU's border and coast guard agency said Friday.
Human Rights Watch: Bulgaria used Violence when repelling Migrants
EU member states, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Poland and Spain, have continued to engage in illegally turning back migrants and perpetrating violence at their borders, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report on the state of human rights around the world.
Contentious trial of 24 refugee aid workers to begin on Lesvos
The controversial trial of 24 aid workers who helped dozens of migrants and asylum seekers land safely on the shores of Lesvos at the peak of the refugee crisis is set to begin on the eastern Aegean island on Tuesday.
Nearly 100,000 irregular migrants deported in 10 months
The number of irregular migrants deported from Türkiye in 2022 has soared to nearly 100,000, according to the Directorate General of Migration Management.
Türkiye has deported 97,448 irregular migrants since the new year as the number of deportations increased by 149 percent compared to the same period of 2021.
Poland set to build wall along border with Russia to keep out migrants
With tensions running high over the war in Ukraine, Poland fears a repeat of the 2021 crisis, when thousands of illegal migrants tried to cross the border with Belarus
Over 100 irregular migrants held off İzmir
Turkish Coast Guard Command teams have caught 103 migrants trying to go abroad illegally off the Aegean province of İzmir and have rescued seven others, who were stranded at sea.
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