EU countries and lawmakers reached an agreement Wednesday on an overhaul of the bloc’s laws on handling asylum-seekers and migrants, officials said. Issued on: 20/12/2023 – 11:12 2 min The reform includes speedier vetting of irregular arrivals, creating border detention centres, accelerated deportation for rejected asylum applicants and a solidarity mechanism to take pressure off …
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The French lower house of parliament was set on Monday to begin debating a bill seeking to tighten immigration rules criticised by both the far-right and hard-left in a major test for the government of President Emmanuel Macron. Issued on: 11/12/2023 – 14:13Modified: 11/12/2023 – 14:51 2 min Originally proposed by Macron’s centrist government with …
The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a controversial government plan to send migrants to Rwanda and upheld a lower court ruling that it was unlawful, in a major setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Issued on: 15/11/2023 – 12:24Modified: 15/11/2023 – 16:07 3 min A five-judge panel at the UK’s highest court unanimously sided …