EU countries issued a record 3.9 million residence permits last year
EU countries issued a record number of residence permits in 2025, up 10% on the year, driven mainly by employment and family reunification.
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Most underage migrants who entered Ceuta will not be returned, Spanish minister says
Minister says minors who arrived in Ceuta during July's mass border breach will most likely stay in Spain. Madrid is facing serious operational difficulties in completing returns, while tensions with local residents are growing.
UK: South Sudanese national jailed for piloting migrant boat
A teenage migrant has been jailed in the UK on charges of steering a dinghy with 165 migrants from the French coast to Britain. The dangerous crossing was one of the single biggest arrivals ever recorded in the country.
Switzerland Names 2 African Countries Eligible for Young Professional Work Permits
Italy: Protests continue over doctors under investigation for 'helping' irregular migrants
Reports from Italy indicate that some doctors in the country are being investigated on suspicion of having 'helped' migrants avoid being sent to detention centers — by falsely certifying them to be ill. Investigations have been launched looking into allegations involving at least 23 medical professi…
Switzerland Names 15 Countries Eligible For Young Professional Work Permits, Mentions Stay Duration
Elif Eralp: From daughter of refugees to Berlin mayor?
In the run-up to Berlin's election, Elif Eralp's socialist Left Party is narrowly ahead in major polls — setting up a close race with the conservative CDU. But her party faces controversy over antisemitic rhetoric.
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Thousands of migrants return to beaches in Ceuta after new port facility runs out of space
Police had struggled to maintain order as people fought to secure a spot at the new site on Friday after weeks of living on the beaches and streets.
Switzerland Teams Up With Canada And More Among 46 Visa Free Travel Countries Boosting United States Tourism
Video shows migrants running towards temporary camp in Ceuta
Hundreds of migrants ran towards the port of Ceuta on Friday hoping to secure a place at a new temporary camp set up by Spanish authorities.
Russian man swims from Kaliningrad to Lithuania in failed asylum attempt
A 68-year-old Russian man swam down the Nemunas River from Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave to neighbouring Lithuania to seek asylum, only to be returned to Russia.
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More than four in five North African asylum seekers in Switzerland face crime accusations
Switzerland Extends Protection Status S Until March 4, 2028 and Introduces New Restrictions for Future Applications
Man Wanted to Leave for Wife and Son in Switzerland: TCC and Border Guards Refused — What the Court Said
Switzerland runs Ukrainian status S to March 2028 but shuts out new claimants of military age
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Somali and Guinean applicants lose Schengen visa concessions in Switzerland
Switzerland is committed to strengthening the sustainable reintegration of migrants and developing countries of origin
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Across the Schengen Area
European Parliament text criticizes Spain's migration policy, labeling it a 'pull factor' with regards to Ceuta
Dozens of migrants rescued in the Central Mediterranean
Saxony Anhalt: A new test‑case for far‑right migration policy?
Netherlands: Fewer new asylum applications, as EU asylum pact takes effect
Police fire shots in the air as thousands of migrants moved to new facility in Ceuta
Three deaths in migrant tragedy off Lanzarote in Spain's Canary Islands
Migrants cross from Turkey to small Greek island on speedboat
Ceuta: Police arrest two people suspected of exploiting stranded migrants
EU to propose new emergency framework to tackle 'engineered and weaponized' migration
Soccer star Kylian Mbappé: Solidarity with migrants and Ceuta residents needed
Germany: Major concern about migrant exodus and its effect on the job market
English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan
State of the Union: President von der Leyen calls for a common European response on borders, migration and security
A culture of systemic abuse: Eritrean migrants recount violence in Libyan detention centers
Germany: Another group of Afghans deported
Polish officials intercept truck with migrants hidden in refrigerated compartment
Belarus launches drills near Suwalki Gap on Polish and Lithuanian borders
‘Do you know where Ceuta is?’: EU Parliament erupts over migration
Germany: Fewer asylum applications, higher approval rate
UK: Oxfordshire village holds symbolic referendum over planned asylum seeker camp
Remarks by Commissioner Brunner at the European Parliament Plenary debate on the situation in Ceuta and strengthening the EU's external borders
At least 17 Afghan migrants reportedly die of thirst near Iran border
Ceuta: Hundreds of migrants relocated to new center
UK: More anti- and pro-migrant protests as police ban masks
Nine EU countries further delay EES border checks
One dead, 25 missing after migrant boat sinks off Greek island near Crete
Greece: One dead, 25 missing in migrant boat shipwreck
EU to further tighten migration policy after Ceuta crisis
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Russian drone hits train two km from Polish border, rail operator says
AfD's Ulrich Siegmund's comments on arms and 'remigration' spark fiece criticism
UK police ban face coverings at planned anti-migrant protest