EU changes title for migration commissioner after outcry
November 14, 2019 | 10:16
The incoming European Commission chief has changed the title of her migration commissioner from "Protecting our European Way of Life" following criticism it had far-right connotations, an EU official said on Wednesday (Nov 13).
German government plans to relax rules to attract foreign workers
December 20, 2018 | 09:46
Worker-starved Germany plans to ease immigration rules to attract foreign jobseekers and replenish its fast ageing workforce, despite mounting public resistance against new arrivals.
More than 7,000 people headed for US in migrant caravan: UN
October 23, 2018 | 11:46
More than 7,000 people have joined the migrant caravan headed toward the US border with Mexico, a UN spokesman said Monday, citing estimates of the International Organization for Migration.
Orban rails against 'undemocratic' Western Europe
July 29, 2018 | 12:21
Hungary's right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban railed against what he called "undemocratic" Western European states in a speech on Saturday (Jul 28) sketching out his vision for the continent's future.
EU's Juncker in last-ditch bid to end Trump trade war
July 24, 2018 | 09:17
European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker heads to Washington on Wednesday (Jul 23) in a last-ditch effort by the EU to cool nerves and find an exit door from an all-out trade war with US President Donald Trump.
Embattled Merkel draws up new measures to tackle migration
July 01, 2018 | 07:44
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has drawn up a raft of measures to tighten controls on the influx of migrants, according to a document submitted to her coalition partners on Saturday (Jun 30) as she battles for political survival.
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