Britain announces largest asylum policy overhaul in modern timesBritain is set to implement significant changes to its asylum seeker policies. The government is drawing inspiration from Denmark's stringe...
16 Nov, 2025, 06.55 AM IST
Germany to extend border controls in migration crackdownGermany will push on with temporary border controls beyond a September deadline as it cracks down on irregular immigration, Interior Minist...
08 Aug, 2025, 09.59 AM IST
How Europe got tough on migrationAcross Europe, a significant shift is occurring as leaders from both right and left are adopting stricter stances on migrants lacking legal...
30 Jun, 2025, 09.47 AM IST
Asylum cases in Europe fell 11% last year: Here's look at the numbersThe European Union's asylum agency reported over 1 million asylum applications in 2024, with Syrians, Afghans, and Venezuelans being the to...
03 Mar, 2025, 02.33 PM IST
Austria calls stabbing that killed teen 'Islamist attack'Saturday's attack in the city of Villach has shaken the Alpine nation after this week's collapse of government talks where immigration and ...
16 Feb, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
Germany wouldn’t fly solo on tougher EU immigrationFriedrich Merz, frontrunner for German Chancellor, plans to enforce strict immigration policies. His proposals include an entry ban for tho...
29 Jan, 2025, 02.22 PM IST
Switzerland suspends Syria asylum proceedings after Assad's fallSwitzerland has frozen asylum procedures for Syrians due to the changing political landscape after rebels seized Damascus and President Ass...
10 Dec, 2024, 12.13 PM IST
First-time asylum seekers in EU drop by 17% in June, Eurostat saysFirst-time asylum applications in the EU decreased by 17% in June, with Syrians, Venezuelans, and Afghans being the main applicants. German...
20 Sep, 2024, 06.00 PM IST
Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivalsGermany will expand border controls with all nine neighboring countries to curb irregular migration, following recent extremist attacks. Th...
16 Sep, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Germany tightens security, asylum policies after deadly festival stabbingThe German government has introduced new security and asylum measures following a deadly stabbing linked to Islamic State. The incident has...
29 Aug, 2024, 09.54 PM IST
France knife attack: Man stabs pre-school children in parkAround eight people, including four small children and an adult, were stabbed by a man with a knife in France's Annecy on Thursday.
09 Jun, 2023, 09.30 PM IST
In Denmark, Syrian families fear being sent home"The current situation in Damascus is no longer such as to justify a residence permit or the extension of a residence permit," it ruled. Th...
12 May, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
For Syrians, the road to justice begins in EuropeMukdad is among the Syrian exiles who have turned to European courts to ensure that state-sponsored crimes in Syria do not go unpunished. C...
09 Mar, 2021, 05.57 PM IST
Applications for asylum in EU plummet during pandemicThe number of asylum applications declined to 8,730 during April, an 86% drop from 61,421 in February, according to figures obtained by Reu...
10 Jun, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Amal & George Clooney meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Syrian refugeesThe couple met a Syrian mother, and her 11-year-old daughter, whose life have been shattered by the war.
14 Feb, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Refugee influx to boost economic output of the receiving countriesA new Bloomberg survey of economists predicts that Germany will get a 0.2% boost to its economic output next year if it takes in 8 lakh ref...
27 Nov, 2015, 06.07 AM IST
Australia hikes annual refugee quota to 20,000 from 13,750The hike in annual refugee quota is in line with one of the key points of an expert panel's report on asylum seeker policy submitted to the...
23 Aug, 2012, 02.49 PM IST