Belgium is tightening its asylum and migration rules while facing growing labor shortages and an aging population. Economists warn that stricter policies aimed at reducing arrivals may conflict with the country’s long-term economic1
New arrivals to Ireland continue to face a chronic lack of accommodation, with nearly 400 turned away in January alone despite a sharp drop in asylum applications and rising numbers of voluntary returns.
Top-level Italian officials have been placed under investigation by Italy's Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) as part of an inquiry coordinated by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) into alleged irregularities concer1
During a recent trip to Montenegro and Albania, EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner confirmed that the Italy-Albania accord, to run a kind of return hub in Albania, fell within the EU's new rules on migration and asylum.
Starting in June, Sweden will require that people have lived in the country for 8 years, earn a modest income and pass a test to gain citizenship. Successive governments have tightened migration rules since 2016.