Understanding Europe

File photo of Oxford Street in London: The UK has overhauled its migration and asylum policy, impacting those who want to work, study, or seek international protection  | Photo: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire
EU states want harsher penalties for people who ignore deportation orders | Photo: Christian Ohde/CHROMORANGE/picture alliance
A view of the Bundestag, the German Parliament | Photo: Reuters
File photo: Federal Administrative Court, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, 26 August 2025 | Photo: Peter Engelke/PIC ONE/picture alliance
A vehicle being inspected by the French border police in Montgenèvre (Hautes-Alpes region). Archive photo: Mehdi Chebil