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As migration and asylum policies are exclusive responsibilities of each member State, the increased migration pressure at the EU Southern border sparked tensions between EU States on how to differentiate between people migrating due to economic reasons, which in principle are regarded as unlawful immigrants and thus are forced to leave or ...
This sentiment was echoed by Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi. [4] A willingness to welcome immigrants was also echoed by Theresa May. [5] French president Manuel Valls also pointed to need for cooperation between the European Commission, member states and candidate states. [6]
Rescued male migrants are brought to southern Italian ports, 28 June 2015. Immigration to Europe has a long history, but increased substantially after World War II. Western European countries, especially, saw high growth in immigration post 1945, and many European nations today (particularly those of the EU-15) have sizeable immigrant populations, both of European and non-European origin.
Italy on Wednesday announced it will suspend an open-border agreement with neighboring Slovenia, citing an increased threat of terrorism in Europe due to violence in the Middle East. Premier ...
Controls at the border between Italy and Slovenia will probably continue into next year, Rome's interior minister said on Tuesday, citing the risk of terrorists among the migrants in transit on ...
Pr. 1 January 2012 registered immigrants in Norway numbered 547,000, [50] making up about 11% of the total population. Many are fairly recent immigrants as immigration has gradually increased [51] in Norway and per 2012 is very high, both historically and compared to other countries. [52] Net immigration in 2011 was 47,032, a national record ...
Within his first few days in office, Trump’s actions have sharply contrasted with President Joe Biden’s open invitation in 2016 to would-be migrants the world over to "surge to the border."
The 2015 European migrant crisis was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and migrants into Europe, namely from the Middle East.An estimated 1.3 million people came to the continent to request asylum, [2] the most in a single year since World War II. [3]