Tag: migrations

• Greek police using masked ‘mercenaries’ to push migrants back across border

  April 14, 2026

  Mercenaries recruited since at least 2020 for illegal migrant ‘pushbacks’ in Greece, BBC told https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86vpq42dl0o more ›

• EU votes in favor of migrant ‘return hubs’

  March 30, 2026

  Human rights groups have warned of asylum seekers disappearing into “legal black holes” beyond EU borders, while concerns have also been raised over the influence of the far right over… more ›

• Invasion Metaphors in Conservation Biology Pose Real-World Risk

  November 28, 2025

  Opinion | Comparisons between invasive species and human migrants in the literature can get hijacked for political ends. https://undark.org/2025/10/02/invasion-metaphors-conservation/?utm_source=Undark%3A+News+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=00d7f4a4e8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5cee408d66-185e4e09de-176234770 more ›

• Giorgia Meloni’s balancing act – Engelsberg ideas

  September 7, 2025

  The Italian Prime Minister has so far pursued a careful, pragmatic approach to government. Her greatest test will be whether she can implement her ambitious reform of Italy’s constitution while… more ›

• Stranded at sea: A decade after EU’s migrant crisis, hundreds still dying in Mediterranean

  August 23, 2025

  Italy hailed a drop in irregular arrivals last year as proof its migration policies are working. One boat’s journey shows the dangers of the crackdown. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/stranded-sea-decade-after-eus-migrant-crisis-hundreds-still-dying-mediterranean-2025-08-19/ more ›

• Exclusive: Rwanda reached deal with US to take in up to 250 migrants, government says

  August 9, 2025

  The United States and Rwanda have agreed for the African country to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the U.S., the spokesperson for the Rwandan government and an official… more ›

• Europe’s Schengen Border Software Vulnerable to Hacks, Audit Says

  July 3, 2025

  An information-sharing system used by EU border forces to flag illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in real time was rife with software and security vulnerabilities, according to emails and confidential… more ›

• Smugglers deploy ‘taxi boats’ to collect migrants off the French coast

  June 18, 2025

  They are being launched from new sites and in new ways – out of reach of French police. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd1l6p8vw9o more ›

• All the thorny questions the EU needs to answer to make ‘return hubs’ a reality

  February 22, 2025

  The project of establishing “return hubs” for rejected asylum seekers faces a myriad of challenges, including potential conflicts with international law. The European Union must outsource parts of its migration… more ›

• Planning a model city for refugees, private investors propose a bold solution to the migration crisis

  February 22, 2025

  At first glance, it sounds like a utopian dream. A Swiss entrepreneur envisions a new Hong Kong – built for refugees. Yet behind the scenes, negotiations to secure land at… more ›