Новости по теме immigration

Record 107,500 migrants at EU borders in July: Frontex EU border agency Frontex reported a record 107,500 migrants at the European Union's borders last month, as the 28-member bloc struggles to cope with a refugee crisis

19 August 2015

Germany's Steinmeier urges EU-Swiss talks on planned immigration limits German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged the European Union to negotiate with Switzerland on Bern's plans for new quotas on immigration from the bloc.

18 August 2015

EU offers to help France, Britain face Calais migrant crisis The European Commission offered Tuesday to help France and Britain deal with the migrant crisis at the Channel Tunnel.

05 August 2015

French police foil '1,000 bids' to cross Channel French police said they had prevented more than 1,000 desperate attempts by migrants to get into Britain via the Channel Tunnel.

01 August 2015

British PM's 'swarm' of migrants comment sparks outrage Prime Minister David Cameron faced heavy criticism for saying a "swarm" of migrants was trying to come to Britain.

31 July 2015

EU fails to reach migrant settlement target EU ministers failed to agree on how to redistribute a total of 40,000 mostly Syrian and Eritrean migrants from overstretched Italy and Greece.

21 July 2015

EU to help Balkan countries struggling with migrant wave: Merkel The European Union will help Hungary and western Balkan countries struggling with an influx of migrants, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

09 July 2015

EU to help 'frontline' Hungary cope with migrant wave: official The European Commission has pledged to send financial aid and experts to Hungary to help it cope with a surge in illegal immigration this year.

01 July 2015

Italy's Renzi slams EU leaders over migrant quotas Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi launched a furious broadside at fellow EU leaders Thursday for failing to help deal with a tide of Mediterranean migrants.

26 June 2015

Univision breaks with Trump over immigration comments Univision, America's top Spanish-language TV network, severed its ties with Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization over the real estate mogul and now presidential hopeful's nasty comments about Mexican immigrants.

26 June 2015

Greece votes to grant citizenship to immigrants' children The Greek parliament voted in favour of a law to grant citizenship to immigrants' children who were born and raised in Greece, an issue unresolved for generations.

25 June 2015

Hungary suspends key EU asylum claim rule Hungary has indefinitely suspended the application of a key EU asylum rule, which requires a migrant's claim to be processed in the EU country they first arrive in.

24 June 2015

Hungary to build border barrier as EU migrant crisis rages Hungary said it was building a four-metre (13-foot) high fence on its border with Serbia to keep out migrants.

18 June 2015

Abbott brushes off Indonesia people-smuggling bribery claims Australian authorities work within the law to stop asylum-seeker boats after reports officials have made cash payments to members of people-smuggling rings for years.

16 June 2015

Australian PM refuses to deny people-smugglers were paid to turn back boat Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Australia would do "whatever we need to do" to combat people-smuggling.

12 June 2015

US court rejects Obama's appeal on immigration A US appeals court dealt another blow to President Barack Obama's efforts to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

27 May 2015

Europe must do more to help migrants: UN chief Europe must do more to help migrants crossing the Mediterranean, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said ahead of a visit to Brussels.

27 May 2015

Malaysia PM 'deeply concerned' by mass graves Prime Minister Najib Razak said he was "deeply concerned" by the first discovery of mass graves of suspected illegal migrants in northern Malaysiaю

25 May 2015

French immigration thriller bags Cannes Palme d'Or A French thriller spotlighting the plight of traumatised refugees building new lives, "Dheepan", captured the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or top prize.

25 May 2015

Australia PM rules out resettling Asian boat migrants Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott ruled out helping resettle the wave of migrants fleeing to Southeast Asia, saying it would worsen the problem and "encourage people to get on boats".

21 May 2015

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