Deportation guidelines focused on speeding up expulsions of failed asylum seekers and outsourcing asylum procedures to third countries are expected to dominate discussions as European Union (EU) leaders convene in Brussels today. Sp1
At least one person died and two remain missing after a migrant boat with 100 passengers on board sank near the southern Greek island of Crete. Incidents in this region of the Mediterranean have been increasing as smugglers seek new1
The Netherlands is considering a plan to send rejected asylum seekers from the African continent to Uganda. While the plan is still in its early stages, it appears to be symptomatic of a new trend among European governments to try t1
A group of 51 Syrian refugees arrived at Rome's airport this week. They had been living in Lebanon in areas affected by the Israeli airstrikes. They were evacuated through a 'humanitarian corridor' – an agreement that allows Italian1
Senegal might be Africa's fourth largest economy but it's also experiencing political and economic instability, which has led to an increase in emigration. As part of a series of measures, the EU has announced a 30 million euros fun1