EU and Nigeria seal migrant returns pact
As the EU hands Nigeria 290 million euros and market access, a new returns pact promises "dignified" repatriation -- but critics warn of human rights issues and risks for migrants fleeing violence.
As the EU hands Nigeria 290 million euros and market access, a new returns pact promises "dignified" repatriation -- but critics warn of human rights issues and risks for migrants fleeing violence.
Tunisia wants to renegotiate its EU deal, demanding a fairer partnership amid growing migration tensions and a crackdown on dissent in the country. Meanwhile as bodies wash ashore, the bargain between Tunis and Brussels is becoming1
The UK government is exploring measures to reduce the use of hotels to house asylum seekers, amid mounting pressure to reform the asylum system and end the use of hotels by 2029.
In the wake of increased monitoring operations along the French coastline, Belgian authorities have reported an increasing number of migrant boats leaving the Belgian coast attempting to cross the English Channel towards the UK.
Denmark and Italy have said Europe "cannot risk a repeat of the refugee and migratory flows as seen in 2015." Leaders of the two countries Giorgia Meloni and Mette Frederiksen called on the EU Commission to approve millions of dolla1