Conform noii legislații, migranții din Canalul Mânecii nu vor mai putea intra în Regatul Unit, li se va interzice să revină și nu vor putea solicita cetățenia britanică. „Este inaplicabilă, costisitoare și nu va opri bărcile”, a spus Enver Solomon, directorul general al Consiliului pentru Refugiați. Consiliul pentru Refugiați a criticat aceste planuri și a […]
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Britain bears responsibility for migrant deaths – Macron
The French president has labelled Westminster “hypocrites” in the ongoing row over illegal Channel crossings Speaking to regional French newspaper La Voix du Nord on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he would be “stepping up” pressure against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to establish a legal route to Britain for asylum seekers. Reiterating a […]
France shoots down Britain’s idea to fix Channel migrant crisis
Paris has rejected the idea of a joint British-French patrol in the Channel to fight illegal migration, with the country’s PM Jean Castex stating that keeping UK military away from its borders was a matter of “sovereignty.” The formal rejection was pronounced in a letter, sent by Castex to his UK counterpart Boris Johnson. Excerpts […]
Dozens dead after migrant boat capsizes
Over 30 migrants have drowned after a boat capsized off Calais, France, during an attempt to cross the English Channel to the UK, in the worst-ever such tragedy yet involving illegal crossings of the waterway. The accident occurred on Wednesday, when a group of migrants tried to take advantage of calm sea conditions to cross […]
France tears down major migrant camp
A large settlement of migrants in the suburbs of Dunkirk in northern France has been dismantled, in the wake of yet another wave of tensions with the UK over the growing number of illegal crossings. Read more London & Paris trade barbs over Channel crossings “At my instruction, the security forces are evacuating the illegal […]
Migranţi la frontiera din Belarus. Un migrant plăteşte mii de dolari ca să ajungă în UE
Mii de migranţi sunt prinşi în disputa dintre UE şi Belarus. Dino, un kurd irakian, ştia că îşi asumă un risc încercând să se strecoare în UE prin Belarus. Dar, din dorinţa de a avea o viaţă nouă, a plătit 4.000 de dolari unui agent de turism care i-a aranjat o viză şi un bilet […]
Human trafficker explains migrant smuggling business
Hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have arrived in the EU in recent years, with a human trafficker from Bosnia and Herzegovina explaining to RT how exactly they were able to make this journey. It’s a sort of relay as migrants are passed from one group of smugglers to another […]
EU could make use of Ukraine in migrant standoff at Polish border – German MP
The EU might ask Ukraine to open its doors to thousands of refugees stranded in Belarus and aspiring to enter the bloc, all that after Poland lets them in, a spokesman for the party that won the German election has suggested. The bold idea was floated on Wednesday by Nils Schmid, the foreign affairs spokesperson […]
Putin is directing Belarus in ‘staged’ migrant crisis on border, Polish PM claims
Moscow is behind the ongoing migrant crisis on the Belarusian border, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has asserted, claiming that the Minsk authorities are merely tools of Russia’s alleged “neo-imperial” policy. The Polish prime minister pointed the finger at Russia during an extraordinary session of the country’s parliament, convened to assess the ongoing crisis on Tuesday. […]
Poland warns of possible ‘armed’ escalation over migrant border crisis
Warsaw has warned of a potential “armed” escalation at its border with Belarus, stating that up to 4,000 migrants have already massed there and blaming Minsk’s “special services” for orchestrating a border breach. The ongoing migrant crisis at the Belarusian border could devolve into an “armed” escalation, Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller told reporters on […]
Poland and Germany can’t handle migrant crisis on Belarus border alone – German interior minister
Poland and Germany won’t be able to deal with the migrant crisis on the Belarus border on their own, German caretaker Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has said, urging all EU members to unite in protecting the block’s frontiers. “We must help the Polish government secure their external border. This would actually be the task of […]
French minister says UK ‘hasn’t paid a penny’ towards stopping migrant crossings
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has accused Britain of withholding millions of pounds in funding to stop migrant boats crossing the English Channel. He said France’s authorities have cracked down on the crossings anyway. Speaking to reporters in the coastal town of Loon-Plage on Saturday, Darmanin said that “the UK has not paid one penny […]
EU demands Greece immediately investigate reports of alleged illegal & violent migrant boat pushbacks
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson called on Greece to fully investigate allegations the country’s coast guard had illegally used pushback tactics to force migrants into the Aegean Sea. Speaking at an EU meeting in Luxembourg, the senior official declared that it “will not accept” any situation where Greece fails to investigate this issue, urging […]
Algeria recalls envoy, accuses Paris of ‘interference’ after Macron slams post-colonial ‘hatred of France’ amid migrant visa row
Algeria recalled its ambassador to France and accused its former colonizer of “interference,” after French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the country’s government. Meanwhile, a visa row has erupted between the two nations. The ambassador was recalled on Saturday after French President Emmanuel Macron this week criticized the “political-military system” that emerged in Algeria after the […]
Escape from Dunkirk? French police FIRE at migrant boat-runners with rubber bullets, cracking bones and sending two to hospital
French police have launched a probe after officers fired rubber bullets at eight Iranian Kurdish men attempting to launch a migrant dinghy from Dunkirk to the UK. Suspected of trafficking, the men claim they’re innocent victims. A night patrol on the beach at Dunkirk last week came upon eight Iranian Kurdish men carrying a dinghy […]















