EU refugee strait could worsen in 2023 without policy change
The search for a solidarity-based asylum policy continues in the new year. Two camps are irreconcilably opposed in the EU. Will they take in more people or raise barriers to entry?
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Irregular entries into 'fortress Europe' on the rise - despite more border fences
The number of people arriving in the European Union irregularly has seen a sharp rise this year – despite new border fortifications in Greece, Poland, Spain and other countries intended to prevent just that. We take a look at how th1
12 months, four countries, one hope: Afghan refugees settle in Latvia after yearlong odyssey
After escaping the Taliban in August 2021, a group of Afghans spent over one year in Kosovo and three other countries, living with great uncertainty before the small Baltic country of Latvia accepted them. InfoMigrants spoke to one1
How two Ukrainian refugees support their home country from their Latvian exile
Close to 8 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia's invasion on February 24. In Latvia, Irisha and Iryna are doing their best to help fellow Ukrainians in exile and back home. They're also part of a photo exhibition on Ukrain1
Italy planning to tighten rules on NGO migrant rescues
The Italian government is working on introducing tougher measures to limit the capacities of private rescue organizations carrying out rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Italy says sanctions will be included in a new code o1