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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.

Europe News

Orbán's main foe Magyar talks corruption, Ukraine and government fight

"Building a new country step by step, brick by brick, and to bring back our country and to build a new European, peaceful and liveable modern Hungary. That's our motto, and that's our plan," Hungary's rising political star, Péter Magyar, told Euronews in an exclusive interview.

Europe in Motion

Asylum applications in the EU drop by 17% as countries tighten borders

Syrians remain the largest group among asylum seekers, while Germany, Spain, Italy and France face the most cases.

Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate granted asylum in Spain

Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain.

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Europe News

Germany's Scholz vows tougher knife laws after Solingen stabbings

The German chancellor spoke after laying a white flower at a makeshift memorial in the western German city.

World News

Scholz vows to improve handling of irregular migration

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed migration and border control with leaders from eastern states in Wittenberg, where he said, "We are succeeding on a large scale and will continue in that direction"

Europe News

Does the centre-right need to work with the far-right?

Ursula von der Leyen needs the endorsement of the European Council and the simple majority at the European Parliament to get re-elected European Commission president. How much does she need the votes of far-right parties?

World News

European elections: What do voters want? What do candidates promise?

Watch episode 14 of Euronews' guide on the European elections, taking place from June 6 to 9.

Europe News

15 EU countries call for the outsourcing of migration policy

The statement comes mere days after the bloc completed the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, capping almost four years of tough negotiations.

Europe News

EU completes migration reform as Poland and Hungary vote against

The idea of having a common, predictable rulebook to handle the irregular arrivals of asylum seekers has been on the table since the 2015-2016 migration crisis, which turned the issue into political dynamite and bitterly split countries into opposing camps.

Europe News

Ireland struggles to deal with migrant influx across UK border

London's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda has many already inside the UK fearing for their safety, leading many to cross the Irish border.

United Kingdom

British PM: UK will not accept return of asylum seekers from Ireland

Both countries complain that they are effectively being asked to solve each other's immigration problems.

France

French right-wing candidate for EU elections campaigns on immigration

At the French border city of Menton, François-Xavier Bellamy has decided to focus his campaign for the EU elections on immigration. On Friday, the candidate met with police at the French border city Menton near Italy - a flashpoint of the migration debate between both countries.

World News

Russians who desert the military face criminal charges

Ex-soldiers deserting the Russian army are prosecuted in Russia and face obstacles in receiving asylum in the West.

Europe News

European Parliament narrowly endorses EU migration reform

The European Parliament has narrowly approved the wide-reaching reform of the European Union's migration and asylum policy.

Spain

Canary Islands sees surge of migrant arrivals via West African route

The number of people making the often treacherous boat trip from Africa to the Spanish archipelago has been breaking record after record for months.

Europe News

EU migration reform faces tight vote as party divisions deepen

The European Union's make-or-break attempt to reform its migration and asylum policy faces a tight vote in the Parliament, as party divisions deepen.

Europe News

Half of Europeans disapprove of EU migration policy, poll shows

Europeans give a thumbs down to the European Union's efforts to control irregular migration and demand stronger border controls.

Germany

Huge surge in Germany asylum applications, up 51% last year

Some 350,000 people applied for asylum in Germany during 2023.

Italy

Meloni: 'What needs to be done in Africa is not charity'

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her EU partners that curbing migration from African countries has less to do with offers of charity than strong partnerships coupled with strategic investments in those nations.