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Funding comes as bloc faces political pressure to cut arrival numbers
European leaders are desperate to curb irregular arrivals but risk replicating their pre-Arab Spring policies
Planned deal aims to shore up country’s economy and curb migration
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Ursula von der Leyen backs policy to force asylum seekers to settle outside bloc
West African nation is departure point for boats seeking to reach Spanish islands in the Atlantic Ocean
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Last week’s conviction shows how far the UK’s immigration policy and discourse have shifted in less than a decade
Britain and border agency Frontex to share intelligence and swap liaison staff in latest evidence of thawing relations
Rights groups criticise Tirana’s agreement, which echoes UK’s stalled immigration pact with Rwanda
As its population declines, Italy is confronting the increased cultural diversity that comes with a dependence on foreign labour
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Judge rules plan for Rome to process asylum seekers in neighbouring country is constitutional
High levels of it are a sign of a healthy and dynamic society
There is a mismatch between the numbers of people seeking a home in the UK and the scale of arrivals that voters will accept
New law cuts time that applicants must live in the country and lifts ban on dual nationality for those from outside EU
Islamabad’s crackdown on foreign nationals has disproportionately affected the well-established population
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Leaders should be wary of curbing the force that helped save the world economy in 2023
Olaf Scholz responds to reports of AfD politicians secretly meeting Austrian white supremacist
Politicians promise to cut immigration, while knowing their societies couldn’t function without it
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Governments are performatively hostile to asylum seekers to distract voters from economic migrants
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