- EU threatens visa restrictions for countries that don't accept rejected asylum-seekers http://www.dw.com/en/eu-threatens-visa-restrictions-for-countries-that-dont-accept-rejected-asylum-seekers/a-41157392 224 comments europe
- Germany, the EU country which takes the most asylum seekers, is straining http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21661941-wanting-burden-shared-germany-eu-country-which-takes-most-asylum-seekers-straining?spc=scode&spv=xm&ah=9d7f7ab945510a56fa6d37c30b6f1709 38 comments europe
- Six EU countries warn against open door for Afghan asylum seekers https://democratic-europe.eu/2021/08/11/six-eu-countries-warn-against-open-door-for-afghan-asylum-seekers/ 16 comments europe
- Six EU countries warn against open door for Afghan asylum seekers https://www.reuters.com/world/six-countries-urge-eu-not-stop-deportations-afghanistan-belgium-says-2021-08-10/ 5 comments worldnews
- Six Countries Urge EU Not To Halt Deportations Of Unsuccessful Afghan Asylum Seekers https://www.eunews24.com/2021/08/10/six-countries-urge-eu-not-to-halt-deportations-of-unsuccessful-afghan-asylum-seekers/ 69 comments europe
- At Vienna EU summit, Merkel calls for rejected asylum-seekers to return to home countries http://www.dw.com/en/at-vienna-eu-summit-merkel-calls-for-rejected-asylum-seekers-to-return-to-home-countries/a-35883468?maca=en-twitter-en-2004-xml-mrss 12 comments worldnews
- Sweden now demands other EU countries take up to 54,000 asylum seekers [Swedish link, translation/summary in comments] http://www.di.se/artiklar/2015/10/23/tusentals-skickas-till-andra-eu-lander/ 267 comments europe
- Italy no longer among EU’s ‘top 5’ host countries for asylum seekers https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/italy-no-longer-among-eus-top-5-host-countries-for-asylum-seekers/ 17 comments europe
- EU plans trade tariffs on countries that block return of failed asylum seekers https://www.ft.com/content/be857b66-96be-49ed-8186-3900045335d8 5 comments worldnews
- EU plans trade tariffs on countries that block return of failed asylum seekers https://www.ft.com/content/be857b66-96be-49ed-8186-3900045335d8 20 comments europe
- EU countries snub Priti Patel’s plans to return asylum seekers https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/09/eu-countries-snub-priti-patels-plans-to-return-asylum-seekers 75 comments worldnews
- Merkel secures asylum seeker return deals with 14 EU countries https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-germany/merkel-secures-asylum-seeker-return-deals-with-14-eu-countries-iduskbn1jq0dq?utm_campaign=trueanthem%3A+trending+content&utm_content=5b37b13e04d30139f53585dc&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook 6 comments worldnews
- EU countries 'pushing back' asylum seekers at sea - BBC News https://youtu.be/g4WZGxxDd50 93 comments europe
- European countries considering camp for rejected asylum seekers outside of EU https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/06/europe-considering-camp-for-rejected-asylum-seekers.html 388 comments europe
- The EU wants to increase deportations and supports 'return hubs' for rejected asylum seekers in third countries https://apnews.com/article/migration-deportations-european-union-9e7a8fe8990bd081ce70efd1aaca3963 1 comment europes
- All EU countries must take their fair share of asylum seekers | News | European Parliament http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20171016ipr86161/all-eu-countries-must-take-their-fair-share-of-asylum-seekers 15 comments europe
- Dublin Regulation. The idea was that asylum seekers should apply with the first EU country they entered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dublin_regulation 42 comments europe
- Non-EU countries Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein will have to agree to relocate asylum seekers in the latest EU scheme or face possible penalties https://euobserver.com/migration/130186 169 comments worldnews
- The EU has signed an agreement with the Afghan government allowing its member states to deport an unlimited number of the country’s asylum seekers, and obliging the Afghan government to receive them. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/oct/03/eu-european-union-signs-deal-deport-unlimited-numbers-afghan-asylum-seekers-afghanistan 131 comments worldnews
- Back me on Syria or I'll flood Europe with MILLIONS of refugees! President Erdogan redoubles threat that he'll 'open the gates' to asylum-seekers if EU doesn't support his plan for 'safe zone' in north of war-torn country https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7616635/president-erdogan-redoubles-threat-hell-flood-europe-millions-refugees.html 3 comments worldnews
- Asylum seekers moving to other EU countries after arriving in Europe will face having their applications for international protection rejected, under tougher rules put forward by the European Commission today https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/under-new-eu-rules-refugees-face-asylum-rejection-if-they-leave-country-of-arrival/ 4 comments worldnews
- Poland's rightwing premier said Sunday that her country would not be "blackmailed" by its "largest" EU partners into accepting thousands of asylum seekers under a quota system for spreading them throughout the bloc http://www.france24.com/en/20170903-polish-pm-rejects-blackmail-eu-migrant-quotas 89 comments worldnews
- European Union Wants To Pay Its Member States $6500 For Each Asylum Seeker They Take In: The EU has proposed a scheme to resettle 40000 asylum seekers who arrive in Italy and Greece across the bloc, amid a surge in arrivals this year. They will pay countries 6000 euros for each person they take in. http://www.buzzfeed.com/shyamanthaasokan/the-eu-wants-to-pay-its-member-states-6500-for-each-asylum-s#.gqzdngy57 5 comments worldnews
- Which EU countries receive the most asylum seekers? Latest data reveals Germany received over six times as many applicants for asylum in 2014 as the UK and twice as many as any other country in Europe http://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2015/may/11/which-eu-countries-receive-the-most-asylum-seekers 22 comments europe
- Turkish opposition leader: "We will exit the refugee agreement with the EU, we will protect our eastern borders very well, and we will not agree with any actor, including the EU, to keep refugees here by force. We will send all asylum seekers to their countries within 2 years at the latest" https://www.aykiri.com.tr/kemal-kilicdaroglu-butun-siginmacilari-kendi-ulkelerine-gonderecegiz/29890/ 53 comments europe
- Migrant returns must rise, says EU Commission, amid spike in asylum requests. The European Commission set out plans on Tuesday to dramatically increase the return of failed asylum seekers to their country of origin https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/migrant-returns-must-rise-says-commission-amid-spike-in-asylum-requests/ 72 comments europe
- "We must bundle up our return policy on EU level with appropriate capabilities—as suggested in our migration paper. That way we will increase our leverage over third countries, return refused asylum seekers and make asylum policy work for those who really need our protection" https://i.redd.it/ezjy0ng0pb5y.png 104 comments europe
- Sweden steps up push for EU refugee sharing: As the Nordic nation continues to take in record numbers of refugees, Sweden is sending a formal request to the European Commission asking for some of the arriving asylum seekers to be distributed to other EU countries. http://www.thelocal.se/20151104/sweden-steps-up-push-for-eu-refugee-help 39 comments worldnews
- Sweden threatens to sue Hungary over asylum refusals - Sweden's minister of justice Morgan Johansson said Sweden will challenge Hungary in court unless it starts taking back asylum seekers from other EU countries. https://euobserver.com/migration/135367 8 comments worldnews
- Serbia's constitutional court has confirmed that the country has deported asylum-seekers to neighboring EU member state Bulgaria in contravention of international law. https://m.dw.com/en/serbia-court-confirms-illegal-pushbacks-into-the-eu/a-56312136 7 comments worldnews
- Czech PM designate: EU should not push us over migrants - paper - The designated Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said that the European Union should not push Czechs over their refusal to shelter asylum-seekers, because it could strengthen extremist parties in the country. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-czech-immigration/czech-pm-designate-eu-should-not-push-us-over-migrants-paper-iduskbn1e309h?il=0 4 comments worldnews
- The EU's top court has ruled foreigners cannot be jailed simply for crossing into a country illegally. The ruling comes amid heated disputes within the EU over the mass influx of asylum seekers. http://www.dw.com/en/eus-top-court-rules-foreigners-cant-be-jailed-for-illegal-entry/a-19311822?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf 5 comments worldnews
- EU threatens visa restrictions for countries that don't accept rejected asylum-seekers - The EU is upping the pressure on countries that don't take back rejected asylum-seekers by making it harder to attain visas, a newspaper reported. The threat has already resulted in a deal with Bangladesh. http://www.dw.com/en/eu-threatens-visa-restrictions-for-countries-that-dont-accept-rejected-asylum-seekers/a-41157392#nomobile 64 comments worldnews
- Merkel defends policy to deport North African economic migrants: As the EU continues to feel intense migratory pressure from political upheaval in Arab countries, the chancellor says Germany will accept only those asylums seekers who face political persecution at home. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15132075,00.html 5 comments europe
- The number of asylum-seekers in Germany is growing rapidly and many towns and cities are struggling to house them. The country's interior minister is pushing for changes to the EU's refugee policies in an effort to share the burden across the continent. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-to-urge-shift-in-eu-refugee-policy-a-993076.html 11 comments europe
- Sweden opens doors to all Syria refugees, becoming the first EU country to grant permanent residency to all Syria asylum seekers due to worsening violence there and despite risks of inflaming debate about immigration policy http://www.thelocal.se/50030/20130903/ 4 comments worldnews
- Belarusian armed forces are pushing asylum seekers from the Middle East who became trapped in the country after they were promised passage to the EU to cross the border into war-torn Ukraine, according to the testimony of people in Belarusian camps https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/mar/14/fears-grow-of-new-crisis-as-refugees-in-belarus-driven-into-ukraine 17 comments worldnews
- EU bonus payments for countries taking in refugees mooted: German centre-right MEP Elmar Brok has proposed a bonus system for individual member states, paid for by the EU budget, for countries taking in large numbers of asylum seekers http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-home-affairs/eu-bonus-payments-countries-taking-refugees-mooted-317209 80 comments europe
