Refugees

‘Damning’ UK child grooming report finds authorities feared being called racist
“Questions about ethnicity have been asked but dodged for years,” says official report into organized child sexual abuse.

Poland, Czechia, Lithuania to pull citizens from Israel

EU taps Ylva Johansson to be special envoy for Ukrainians

EU extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees but wants long-term fix

Dozens of Palestinians killed en route to aid hub, health authorities claim

Merkel criticizes Merz on migration (again)

EU outrage grows after Israel fires ‘warning shots’ at diplomatic delegation
Germany arrests 3 over suspected Russian bomb plot and espionage
Officials say the group planned explosive parcel attacks to spread fear and destabilize the country.
Russia burned down Warsaw’s biggest mall, Tusk says
“We will get you all!” Polish prime minister tells perpetrators still at large.
Trump steps from the cloister to shake hands with world leaders in Vatican City
Trump is only the second sitting U.S. president to attend a papal funeral — and comes against the backdrop of the U.S.’s increasingly isolationist posture.
UK lifts sanctions on Syria’s defense ministry
Downing Street said the move would promote regional stability and “encourage the return of Syrian refugees.”
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.
US’s Vance pays flash visit to Pope Francis
Brief Easter Sunday meeting follows recent spat over migration between the Trump administration and the Holy See.
US Mideast allies face ‘worst-case scenario’ with Trump aid cuts and tariff whiplash
The withdrawal of aid by the U.S. and Europe could feed extremism and lead to a surge in emigration, experts warn.
EU border agency threatens to slash Greek funding amid alleged illegal pushbacks of migrants
Greece has the highest number of open investigations on its practices across the European Union.
EU faces billion-euro dilemma over Turkey crisis
Ankara is too important an ally to alienate, no matter what happens on the streets of Istanbul, politicians and officials tell POLITICO.
UK spending cuts leave anti-ISIS projects in limbo
Key security fund — whose schemes range from stopping ISIS recruitment to clearing deadly mines in Sri Lanka — faces uncertain future after cut to aid spending.
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.
‘People will die’: UN food aid agency warns Trump-led Western donor cuts will see millions starve
With an $8.1 billion shortfall and the U.S. leading other Western countries in pulling support, the World Food Programme is making drastic aid cuts and scrambling to find donors.
EU eyes Ukrainian storage fix to Slovakia gas spat
The proposal would allow Bratislava to rake in lost gas transit fees — but experts are doubtful it would work without subsidies.
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.”
As Trump cuts aid, EU leaders make plans to contain ISIS-linked camps
55,000 Islamic State-linked detainees are being held in Al Hol and Roj camps in northeastern Syria.
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.
Hungary rebuked by EU court over trans refugee’s gender status
Iranian transgender man had been seeking to correct Hungary’s asylum register which listed him as a woman.
Trump aid freeze decimates UN food agency: ‘It’s catastrophic.’
Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization suspends projects after U.S. stops $300M a year in funding.
Italy must compensate stranded migrants, high court rules
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni calls decision involving the coast guard ship Diciotti “highly questionable” and “very frustrating.”
This newbie UK minister faces a baptism of fire on a key Labour promise
Miatta Fahnbulleh, left-wing-economist-turned Labour minister, has been tasked with cutting Brits’ energy bills. But convincing the Treasury to budge makes it a mammoth task.
Trump threats prompt EU to plan for fresh Ukraine refugee wave
In December last year, more than 4.3 million people were under temporary protection in European countries after fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.