Brenner Pass soon closed for Migrants, as Austria has begun building an anti-migrant barrier at the Italian border. Austria has begun building a barrier on the border with Italy in order to limit migrants ‘ access through the Brenner Pass, said the chief of the Tyrolean Police, Helmut Tomac. “Controls are supposed to start in […]
Last week, Angela Merkel’s party, the Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU) obtained 19% of the votes during the elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) won the elections with 30% of the vote, while the right-wing party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) obtained 21%. As for the other parties, Die Linke got 13.2%, while […]
The constitutional court of Austria has annulled the result of the presidential elections hold last May, just a week before Alexander Van de Bellen was due to be sworn into office. The constitutional court of Austria has annulled the result of the country’s presidential elections a week before Alexander Van der Bellen was due to be sworn […]
A global survey commissioned by Amnesty International, Refugees Welcome Index, has found out that the vast majority of people (80%) would welcome refugees with open arms – many are even prepared to take them into their own homes. The new Refugees Welcome Index ranks 27 countries across all continents based on more than 27,000 people’s willingness to […]
Italy and Germany agree on how Europe should tackle the crisis of migrants and both oppose any move to fence off borders, but they are in disagreement regarding the way to fund proposed initiatives. On Thursday, bilateral talks took place in Rome between the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, which were […]
Once a week, NEU offers a selection of relevant news on issues related to Migrations. Austria and Italy Play Down Tensions on Migrants Crisis By NEU – Newsletter for the European Union On Thursday Italy’s Minister for Internal Affairs, Angelino Alfano, and his Austrian counterpart, Wolfgang Sobotka met in Rome to play down tensions, […]
On Thursday Italy’s Minister for Internal Affairs, Angelino Alfano, and his Austrian counterpart, Wolfgang Sobotka met in Rome to play down tensions, after Austria suggested reintroducing border controls at the Brenner Pass to prevent migrants from arriving through Italy. Recently, Matteo Renzi, Italian Prime Minister defined Austria’s plans of erecting a fence at Brenner as […]
The Austrian Goverment’s plans to be tough on migrants have never been hidden. It started with the decision to introduce a limit to the number of asylum claims to be accepted yearly. Austria declared that they will accept 37,500 asylum claims in 2016 – less than half of last year’s 90,000. It has received around […]
Turkey threats to break deal on migrants if the EU wavered in its promises. Turkey is threatening to open its borders and let tens of thousands of migrants into Europe, unless its citizens are given free travel visas throughout mainland Europe. If the EU does not keep its word by financially and politically rewarding Ankara, […]
Following Italy’s Prime Minister letter to Brussels; the European Commission has welcomed the proposal on migrants by Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. After the letter written by Italian Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Home affairs to protest the construction of the Austrian Brenner barrier, this new communication aims at putting together a comprehensive strategy, so […]
