Denmark expects to begin sending migrants without legal residency to a return hub outside the European Union by the end of 2027, Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bodskov said on Friday. Denmark is working with Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Greece to develop the bloc’s first partnership arrangement of this kind with a non-EU country. […]
Residents of Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta called for calm on Wednesday as hundreds of rallies were planned across Spain over the region’s growing migrant crisis. Authorities estimate that more than 10,000 migrants, including unaccompanied minors, remain in temporary camps, on streets and along beaches nearly five weeks after a major border crossing from […]
Women staying in makeshift camps in Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta say they are facing sexual harassment and fear of assault while waiting to be registered by authorities. More than a dozen women are sleeping outdoors near an overcrowded migrant reception centre, which is currently sheltering around 700 people despite having capacity for about […]
Meta and TikTok have agreed to work with fact-checkers to address misleading content about migration routes into Spain following a deadly rush at the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The agreement was announced by EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen, who said the move aims to prevent criminal networks from using false information to encourage migrants to […]
Spain checked nearly 200 travellers arriving from Italy at six major airports on the first day of newly reinstated border controls, following a growing dispute with Rome over irregular migration. Spain’s Interior Ministry said 199 passengers on 12 flights were checked at airports in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Bilbao, Alicante and Valencia. The controls, covering
Spain has begun installing a 500-metre floating barrier along the coast of its North African enclave of Ceuta after migrant crossings fell to nearly zero overnight. The move follows a massive border rush in which around 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta from Morocco, with authorities saying more than 48,000 were returned within 48 hours. The […]
Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta is facing a humanitarian and security emergency after around 1,500 migrants reached the territory by swimming from Morocco over the past week. Local leader Juan Jesus Vivas said the sudden influx has overwhelmed reception facilities, with hundreds of migrants forced to sleep outdoors and shelters for unaccompanied minors
Poland and Hungary have introduced stricter measures to limit the employment of non-EU workers as both governments seek to address public concerns over immigration. Poland has reduced work permits for non-EU citizens, while Hungary has stopped issuing worker visas to applicants from several countries, including the Philippines, Georgia, and Armenia. Business groups and
Europe’s refugee and asylum-seeker population remained largely unchanged in 2025, marking the end of more than a decade of steady growth, according to a new migration report. The total number of refugees and asylum seekers across the European Union and Britain stood at 9.59 million, nearly identical to the 9.58 million recorded in 2024. The […]
More than 1,300 migrants have died while attempting to reach Spain’s coastline during the first five months of 2026, according to advocacy group Caminando Fronteras (Walking Borders). The report recorded 1,317 deaths, including 142 women and 129 children, and noted that 27 migrant boats disappeared entirely with everyone on board. The findings were released ahead









