Tag: immigration
French people in favor of a citizens’ convention on migration
In France, while an asylum and immigration bill is to be examined by Parliament next fall, more and more French people are calling for the holding of a citizens’ convention…
The Dutch government, led by hard-line politician Mark Rutte, collapsed in an argument over immigration
The centre-right government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte will submit its resignation letter to King Willem-Alexander today. Prime minister Mark Rutte called “Teflon-Mark”. The nickname describes the prime minister’s…
Immigration in Europe: where do most asylum seekers come from?
996,000 asylum applications were registered in 2022 in European countries, according to the annual report of the European Union Agency for Asylum (AUEA) published on Tuesday 4 July. This is…
Immigration challenged the summit of EU leaders – no common vision was found in the negotiations that lasted into the night
Poland and Hungary oppose the overall reform of the asylum policy aimed at fairer burden sharing. Support for Ukraine was also discussed at the meeting. BRUSSELS The leaders of the…
in Sfax, a demonstration against the presence of migrants
In Tunisia, hundreds of demonstrators protested on Sunday June 25 against the presence of nationals of sub-Saharan African countries illegally established in Tunisia. A gathering that comes as tensions rise…
Immigration: Darmanin on the front line
Gérald Darmanin went to Mayotte to take stock of the “Wuambushu” operation, intended to fight against crime and illegal immigration. A contested operation which the minister defended on the spot…
One year after the Melilla tragedy, Morocco hosts a Maghreb Social Forum on Migration
On June 24, 2022, around 1,500 migrants tried to force their way into the Spanish border post of Barrio Chino in Melilla, northern Morocco. 24 people died according to the…
Dozens missing in the sinking of a migrant boat off Lampedusa
A migrant boat was shipwrecked on Thursday off the small Italian island of Lampedusa, leaving around 40 people missing. This was stated on Friday by the spokeswoman for the UN…
Immigration: these figures which show an increase in 2022
“Welcome less but better to give yourself time to integrate”. This is what the former Renaissance deputy Florian Bachelier proposes in a interview at Figaro this Friday, June 23. The…
in Greece, the sinking of a deadliest migrant boat since 2016
Three days of national mourning have been declared in Greece after the sinking of a migrant boat on the night of June 13 to 14 in the south-west of the…