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Image for UK and France reach agreement on pilot migrant returns programmeHeadlines

UK and France Reach Agreement on Pilot Migrant Returns Programme

Image for Starmer, Macron unveil migration deal, plans for UkraineHeadlines

Starmer, Macron Unveil Migration Deal, Plans for Ukraine

Image for Greece suspends asylum applications for migrants from North AfricaHeadlines

Greece Suspends Asylum Applications for Migrants From North Africa

Image for Starmer and Macron agree on need for new migrant deterrent, UK saysHeadlines

Starmer and Macron Agree on Need for New Migrant Deterrent, UK Says

Image for Britain and France hope migrant 'taxi boat' plan will slow record Channel crossings

Britain and France Hope Migrant 'taxi Boat' Plan Will Slow Record Channel Crossings

Date: July 4, 2025

By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -Early one morning this week, a dinghy motored along a vast beach in northern France, stopping every few hundred metres to pick up migrants bound for Britain....

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Austria Deports First Syrian Since Civil War, Says More Will Follow

Date: July 3, 2025

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's conservative-led government said on Thursday it had carried out its first deportation of a Syrian back to their home country in almost 15 years, making...

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UK Migrant Arrivals on Small Boats Hit New Record

Date: July 1, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Nearly 20,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2025, a record high for the first six months of the year, adding pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer...

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Germany's Merz: Want to Keep Schengen Area but Cannot Be Abused

Date: July 1, 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany wants to retain the EU's Schengen area which allows free movement but that can only work if it is not abused by criminals who smuggle migrants, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said...

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Italy to Issue Half Million non-EU Work Visas Over Next Three Years

Date: June 30, 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy will issue nearly 500,000 new work visas for non-EU nationals from 2026 to 2028, a cabinet statement said on Monday, as part of a strategy to expand legal immigration channels in...

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German Lower House Backs Plan to Halt Refugee Family Reunification

Date: June 27, 2025

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Bundestag lower house passed a bill on Friday to suspend family reunification for migrants who do not qualify for full refugee status, fulfilling a...