The previous few years have seen EU states erecting fences and limitations alongside their borders in document time. Between 2014 and 2022, the combination size of border fences on the EU’s exterior borders and inside went from 315km to 2048km. The EU’s exterior border alone is over 12,000 km. Round …

Eight EU states are upping the political strain to beef up borders and return rejected migrants, forward of Thursday’s (9 February) summit in Brussels. In a joint letter sent earlier this week to the EU Fee and Council presidents, additionally they suggest organising new offers much like a now defunct …

The EU fee gave the Libyan Coast Guard the primary of 5 new EU-funded patrol boats to assist forestall migrants and asylum seekers from fleeing to Europe. The handover on Monday (6 February) in Italy by EU commissioner Oliver Varhelyi to Libya’s minister of international affairs comes simply days forward …

The EU’s lobby register stays riddled with errors, as pro-transparency campaigners demand higher knowledge and necessary oversight guidelines. The most recent findings come amid a raft of proposals by the European Parliament president to weed out corruption within the wake of the Qatargate lobbying scandal. “The fact that the register …

A European Fee risk to take Greece to courtroom over asylum violations could contain EU-funded centres. Though particulars of the person circumstances stays underneath wraps, Greek media is reporting that the violations take care of detention at these centres, in addition to entry to social advantages for recognised refugees. Margaritis …

The European Fee desires to shore up the land border between Bulgaria and Turkey with drones. “We can strengthen the border with management capabilities,” European Fee president Von der Leyen instructed MEPs on Wednesday (1 February). “We can also provide infrastructure and equipment like drones and radar and other means …

The European Parliament doesn’t rule out obligatory anti-harassment coaching for MEPs — however has left questions of larger assist for victims of bullying and abuse open-ended. In a press release to EUobserver, it mentioned a bunch coping with gender equality and variety could sooner or later “introduce mandatory trainings on …

The indigenous reindeer-herding Sami people in northern Sweden say they are facing an existential threat from an iron-ore mine billed as a pivotal shift towards the EU’s green transition. Both the European Commission and the Swedish EU presidency have described the mine, and its recent discovery of rare earth minerals …

The European Parliament is set to vote on a new vice-president to replace Eva Kaili, a Greek socialist MEP charged over allegations of corruption linked to Qatar. Two candidates, one each from the Socialists & Democrats (S&D) and the Greens, are hoping to fill the post when the plenary votes …

In a vast remote wilderness setting some 200km north of the arctic circle, Europe’s first mainland satellite launch port is taking shape. Inaugurated on Friday (13 January) by the King of Sweden, along with European Commission president Von der Leyen, the space port known as Esrange is set to launch …

Half a kilometre down a mine some 150km north of the article circle, Sweden’s centre-right energy and industry minister Ebba Busch holds up a large rock of iron ore. “This is the site of the most modern underground iron ore mine in the world,” she tells a group of reporters …

A Greek trial on Tuesday (10 January) against 24 humanitarian aid workers who helped prevent refugees and asylum seekers from drowning has been postponed until later this week. A court in Athens is instead set to hear procedural objections from the defendants lawyers on Friday, according to the Greek-based legal …