A Record Number of Foreigners Became Polish Citizens in 2024
A new record of 16,342 foreign nationals received Polish citizenship; about half of the recipients were Ukrainian – Notes from Poland reported. This was the highest growth rate in over….
Category: Europe
Greece Introduces Prison Sentence for Overstaying Rejected Asylum Seekers
As numbers continue to surge in the Mediterranean, Greece introduces harsh legislation to oust rejected asylum seekers and deter potential arrivals. Rejected asylum seekers will be given a 14-day grace….
Germany to Strip Rejected Asylum Seekers of Their Right to a Lawyer
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will scrap a rule that offers legal support to asylum seekers awaiting to be deported, British newspaper The Telegraph reports. The law, passed by a previous government,….
Many European States are Likely to Privatise Migrant Housing
Hotels housing asylum seekers in the UK have increasingly become targets of aggressive far-right protests for a second year in a row. Authorities, including the UK Home Secretary, have condemned….
Russia’s Critics Face Uncertainty as Germany Suspends Humanitarian Visa
As the German government continues to crack down on migration, it suspended the humanitarian visa program aimed to protect politically persecuted people from their home states. The suspension especially affects….