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7 reality checks on Britain’s sunshine spending review

7 reality checks on Britain’s sunshine spending review

Rachel Reeves, Britain’s finance minister, laid out four years of government spending with a smile. Will it last?

June 11, 2025 10:39 pm CET
Rachel Reeves favors health as she unveils UK spending priorities
Dutch snap election set for Oct. 29

Dutch snap election set for Oct. 29

June 6, 2025 1:46 pm CET
EU extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees but wants long-term fix
Keir Starmer can’t stop the migrant boats either
German court rejects key pillar of Merz’s asylum crackdown
How the EU always gets away with it

How the EU always gets away with it

May 28, 2025 7:32 pm CET
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Austrian leader pushes EU asylum overhaul under far-right pressure

The bloc’s asylum laws “no longer correspond to their original intention,” Austria’s Chancellor Christian Stocker says in FT interview.

May 25, 2025 4:23 pm CET

Germany’s ‘bad theater’ border crackdown

Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to drastically reduce migration from “day one,” but his approach thus far has been largely symbolic.

May 23, 2025 4:01 am CET

Merkel criticizes Merz on migration (again)

Former German leader says the new chancellor’s policies could “see Europe being ruined.”

May 22, 2025 6:48 pm CET

German teens arrested in suspected extreme-right terror plot

Police arrested five juveniles in connection with plots to carry out violent attacks on migrants and leftists as officials warn of growing radicalization among youths.

May 21, 2025 1:23 pm CET

Lithuania takes Belarus to The Hague for weaponizing migration

Minsk authorities stand accused of facilitating illegal crossings into the EU to sow political discord.

May 20, 2025 1:43 pm CET

BBC’s Gary Lineker departs after sharing post about Zionism featuring a rat

Former footballer has hosted iconic highlights show Match of the Day since 1999 but will leave this week.

May 19, 2025 4:38 pm CET

EU asylum agency bosses favored ‘friendly circle’ for promotions, watchdog finds

Fraud watchdog probes favoritism and mismanagement at agency tasked with implementing EU asylum law.

May 15, 2025 4:00 am CET

Germany tightens border policy in ‘signal’ to world, interior minister says

Poland and Austria have criticized the new government’s plan, which would also see Berlin rejecting people who want to claim asylum.

May 7, 2025 7:53 pm CET

Parliament probes EU asylum agency amid allegations of mismanagement

Lawmakers are concerned about the agency’s governance after a report from the EU anti-fraud office.

May 7, 2025 4:01 am CET

Poland criticizes Germany’s plan for tougher border controls

Just days before his debut visit to Warsaw, Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz already hit a diplomatic snag.

May 2, 2025 5:10 pm CET

The winners and losers from Europe’s largest party’s big bash

With the dust settling on the EPP congress, we take a look at who’s up and who’s down in the EU’s most powerful grouping.

May 1, 2025 3:37 pm CET

Germany’s new interior minister highlights hard right turn on migration

The appointment signals stricter asylum rules, tighter border controls and a tougher stance on deportation for the EU’s biggest economy.

April 28, 2025 1:50 pm CET
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Greece must face punishment over abuses against migrants, Frontex official says

Athens has 13 open cases into alleged human rights violations involving migrants, the single largest number of incidents across the bloc.

April 24, 2025 4:00 am CET

Offshore detention is inhumane — I know because I lived it

Europe’s nations have proposed establishing refugee “return hubs” in third-party countries outside their jurisdiction for failed asylum seekers. But they should think twice.

April 18, 2025 4:00 am CET

EU names 7 ‘safe’ countries for deporting migrants

The bloc designated Kosovo, Colombia, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Bangladesh and India as “safe.”

April 16, 2025 4:12 pm CET

Trump admin must ‘facilitate’ return of man erroneously deported to El Salvador, Supreme Court says

The justices denied a request to set aside a judge’s order that U.S. officials seek Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release and return.

April 11, 2025 10:09 am CET

Britain’s lawmakers are obsessing about European courts … again

Feeling the heat on immigration, now even center-left Labour MPs want to close “legal loopholes” relating to the European Convention on Human Rights.

April 10, 2025 4:00 am CET

Brussels must overhaul ‘opaque’ funding of NGOs, say auditors

The damning report will give ammunition to conservative lawmakers who want to prevent NGOs from using EU money to lobby.

April 8, 2025 4:22 am CET

Next German government agrees to radical toughening of migration policy

Center left and center right are trying to forge a deal to form a coalition. Important differences remain, according to documents seen by POLITICO.

March 25, 2025 7:52 pm CET

Germany’s Merz loses leverage as coalition talks sputter

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit key stumbling blocks.

March 24, 2025 4:00 am CET

Poland shuts asylum door at Belarus border with EU backing

Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.

March 21, 2025 2:10 pm CET

EU asylum applications drop 13 percent in 2024

Germany, Spain and Italy were the top destinations for asylum-seekers.

March 20, 2025 1:07 pm CET

JD Vance had a point on migration, Denmark’s prime minister warns EU leaders

In a wide-ranging interview, Mette Frederiksen says she considers “mass migration … as a threat to the daily life in Europe.”

March 20, 2025 4:01 am CET

Poland accused of brutality as Belarus border crackdown escalates

The EU has poured millions into Poland’s border enforcement — even as human rights groups accuse Warsaw of illegal pushbacks.

March 18, 2025 4:01 am CET
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