German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suggested on Saturday that asylum procedures could be conducted in non-EU countries as a way to curb irregular migration to Europe. Merz made his comments on his ...

Government says reforms will curb smuggling, strengthen returns as opposition dismisses plans as political 'show' - Anadolu ...

VIENNA (AP) — The new Austrian government said Wednesday that family reunion procedures for migrants will be immediately halted because the country is no longer able to absorb newcomers adequately.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 21 (UNHCR) - Officials from the UN refugee agency and the European Union (EU) have strongly urged European countries to give priority to the quality of their asylum ...

Mr O'Callaghan said the new procedures will cover the majority of asylum applications. There will be a legal requirement that ...

Refugee support group Vluchtelingenwerk will no longer be able to help refugees at most of government-run refugee centres ...

A group of asylum seekers who had been trapped in the buffer zone since last year have taken their case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), accusing Cypriot authorities of pushbacks, ...

Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan will bring the International Protection Bill 2026 to the first Cabinet meeting of 2026 ...

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years — though some advocates fear a focus ...

Athens, Greece, July 9, 2025 — As Greece announces a three-month pause on accepting asylum applications from people arriving by sea from North Africa, and plans to immediately detain those reaching ...