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Protesters block bus carrying Iranian women’s team in Australia after five players granted asylum

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Deportations and sanctions: EU strikes harder line on migration

This week, the European Union took significant steps to tackle illegal migration making it easier to deport asylum seekers and irregular migrants. Von der Leyen also announced a new sanctions regime for smugglers.

Syria

Activist urges Germany to retain Syria asylum amid persecution fears

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz argues against granting asylum to Syrians after al-Assad's regime fell, but critics warn the country remains unsafe for minorities and women.

Germany

A row erupts in Germany's Bundestag over deportation centres

Interior Minister Dobrindt and the CDU/CSU are pushing for deportation centres - according to the AfD, the SPD is blocking them. The Greens and the Left warn of human rights violations, while the SPD remains divided.

Europe News

Germany's AfD accuses Merz of election fraud as it vows image reform

Critics of the German far-right party say that the AfD is still far from having any real influence, as none of the other parties in the Bundestag are willing to cooperate with it.

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Europe News

Germany sees 50% decline in asylum application in first half of 2025

The first half of 2025 showed a dramatic decline in asylum applications, falling as much as 50% from last year’s figures.

Europe News

Polish parliament votes to extend asylum suspension at Belarus border

The regulation, adopted in March, allows Polish authorities to temporarily suspend the asylum rights of migrants arriving in the country via Belarus.

USA

Afrikaners' arrival in US as refugees sparks international debate

Amid a refugee resettlement freeze, 59 Afrikaners arrived in the US, welcomed by Trump officials, sparking debates over discrimination and refugee policies.

Europe in Motion

Ilegal crossings: What's become the most difficult route to the EU?

Illegal migrant crossings fell by almost a third in the first quarter of 2025, reports Frontex. Here's why the number of attempts might be decreasing.

Poland

Poland suspends right of migrants to apply for asylum

The bill, which has been criticised by human rights groups, was signed into law by Poland's President Andrzej Duda.

Europe News

EU asylum requests down by 11% in 2024, but still exceed one million

Almost half of the applications filed across the EU in 2024 came from citizenships with low chances of a successful decision.

Europe News

Geert Wilders threatens to quit Dutch coalition over asylum law change

The Dutch government's different parties have argued for months over draft legislation that tightens asylum law in the Netherlands.

Europe News

Should EU member states freeze Syrian asylum applications?

Several EU member states have suspended asylum claims from Syrians following the collapse of the Assad regime. Euronews spoke with a Syrian refugee in Berlin to hear a story of how moving to Europe changed his family's life.

Europe News

Poland plans to take Hungary to ECJ over political asylum case

Hungary has granted political asylum to a Polish opposition politician wanted on suspicion of corruption, an act that triggered a diplomatic spat between the two nations.

Europe News

EU Home Affairs ministers divided on Syrian refugees' status

As European Home Affairs ministers meet in Brussels for their monthly meeting, they face the question of the possible return of Syrians to their home country.

Europe News

Suspending right to asylum goes against EU law, Brussels tells Warsaw

Donald Tusk's plan to implement a "temporary territorial suspension of the right to asylum" has been met with disapproval in Brussels.

France

French minister Bruno Retailleau urges stricter EU migration policy

Rapidly implementing the European Pact on Asylum and Migration and revising the Returns Directive: France's Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, is announcing firm policies, even if it means moving closer to Europe's radical right.