Belgium
Stories affecting Belgium applications, newest first, each linking to the publisher that wrote it. Belgium is in the Schengen Area, so its announcements appear here too.
The 74 migrants, including 10 unaccompanied minors, were found living in overcrowded and hazardous conditions in a building in Ceuta. A local man is suspected of leading a criminal network involved in migrant smuggling and labor exploitation, police say and has been arrested.
Thirty-five Bangladeshi migrants who were deported from Italy, Greece and Cyprus arrived in Bangladesh on Friday, October 23, aboard a charter flight. The group included 19 people returned from Italy, 10 from Greece and six from Cyprus.
Guinea-Bissau seems to have become the latest country in West Africa to act as a launch pad for migrants hoping eventually to reach Europe. This week, police freed 71 people of various African nationalities who were detained by a suspected human smuggling and trafficking network. Migration routes to…
Exclusive: Photographer Simon Montgomery told ‘state’s interest in regulated immigration’ outweighs his family concerns A British photographer is facing deportation from Sweden and forced separation from his 16-month-old son after authorities ruled in favour of the country’s immigration interests .…
A young family say they were held at Berlin airport facilities for 15 days without adequate support, or care while their asylum application was being processed. The family also said it was discouraged from seeking legal assistance because their case was already being handled by Germany’s Federal Off…
In its latest report, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) outlined concerns about the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, ranging from children’s reception in Ceuta to restrictions on humanitarian rescue operations.
A former employee of Cologne’s immigration office, her husband and two others have been charged over their alleged involvement in a cross-border smuggling scheme. Indian men are alleged to have entered the EU through sham marriages with Eastern European women arranged in Cyprus.
Smuggler's fees. Ransoms. Bribes to intermediaries. A new report by the UNODC traces the wider financial operations of migrant smuggling into Europe and unpacks pricing and the trust built into installment payment arrangements.
Libya's eastern-based parliament has unanimously ratified a contested 2019 maritime boundary agreement with Turkey. The move is seen as somewhat of an opening up to other countries by the isolated administration, while also leaving other parties worried about the possible ramifications, not only in…
Turkish migrants hoping to be granted asylum in Germany seem to have discovered an illegal loophole, abusing Turkey's increasingly restrictive political climate in the process. The report in a German newspaper comes as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz marked 65 years of migration between Turkey and…
Rwanda might be about to become the first host country for the EU's so-called "return hubs," according to a report by the news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). If the plan were to go through, an announcement confirming these reports might be made as early as next month.
The Greek coast guard rescued nearly 120 irregular migrants during two operations near Crete earlier on October 20, as arrival numbers are once again increasing. The event followed one day after a total of 12 migrants drowned in two separate instances elsewhere in Greek waters.