Europe's Refugee Disaster: Merkel Losing Her Patience with Lack of EU Solidarity
#International #Germany #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanUnion #AngelaMerkel #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #ChristianDemocraticUnion

The German government feels it has been left in the lurch by most of its EU partners on asylum policy․ Even refugee hardliner Horst Seehofer, Germany's interior minister, has some choice words for Austria․

EU Border Agency Frontex Complicit in Greek Refugee Pushback Campaign
#International #Europe #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #Greece #AsylumandMigration #Syria #EuropeanUnion

Greek border guards have been forcing large numbers of refugees back to sea in pushback operations that violate international law․ DER SPIEGEL and its reporting partners have learned that the European Union is also complicit in the highly controversial practice․

"It Ruins the Vacation Feeling": Tourists and Refugees Cross Paths on Gran Canaria
#International #Europe #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanUnion #Spain

Gran Canaria's tourism industry is doing all it can to survive the coronavirus․ Some luxury hotels are even hosting the increasing numbers of migrants arriving from across the ocean․ It is a clash of two worlds․

Migrants Stranded in Bosnia-Herzegovina: "Animals Have It Better Than Us"
#International #Europe #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #EuropeanUnion

With the EU having long since blocked off the Balkan Route, more and more migrants have become stranded in Bosnia-Herzegovina․ Some have little choice but to camp out in the forest, where they are exposed to freezing cold and heavy snow․

Missteps and Mismanagement at Frontex: Scandals Plunge Europe's Border Agency into Turmoil
#International #Europe #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #Frontex

Accusations of workplace harassment, mismanagement and financial irregularities have led to chaos at Europe's border agency․ The allegations weigh heavily on Frontex head Fabrice Leggeri․

Three Teenage Refugees on Trial in Malta: "How Are We Supposed to Be Terrorists?"
#International #Europe #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanUnion #Malta

Three teenagers stand accused of hijacking a merchant vessel to get to Malta․ They face stiff sentences – even though the case against them still hasn't been proven․ The young men, it seems, have been caught up in a story that is bigger than their own․

Underage Refugees: The Desperate Children of Moria
#International #Europe #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanUnion #Greece

One boy has to sell his brother to the smugglers, another leaves his sister behind․ DER SPIEGEL has spent months documenting the fates of four unaccompanied minors from the Moria camp on Lesbos․ Not all of them make it to Germany․

Lukashenko's Revenge: How Belarus Is Funneling Refugees into the EU
#International #Europe #Belarus #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #AsylumandMigration

With the EU putting pressure on Belarus in the form of sanctions, the country's autocratic president, Alexander Lukashenko, has responded by funneling refugees from Iraq and elsewhere into Lithuania․ The situation on the border is worsening․

Stranded on the EU External Border: Poland Turns to Questionable Methods to Turn Back Migrants
#International #Europe #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanUnion #Belarus #Poland

Five migrants have already died on the Belarusian border as they try to enter Poland․ Warsaw, though, has shown zero sympathy for their plight and continues to do all they can to prevent refugees from entering․

Beatings at the Border: Europe's Violent Shadow Army Unmasked
#International #Europe #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #EuropeanUnion #Croatia #Greece

Mysterious men wearing balaclavas are beating up refugees at the external EU border or abandoning them at sea․ Months of reporting now reveals who is behind the operations․

Golden Visas for Refugees: “We Are Trading the Borders Away"
#International #Europe #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #Portugal #Iran

Rich investors are able to buy their way into Europe․ Why not refugees? A group of artists in Germany known as the Peng Collective is planning to flip the script for one family from Afghanistan․

Europe's Brutal and Illegal Approach to Migration: "Our Orders Are Clear․ Nobody Gets Through"
#International #Europe #AsylumandMigration #Integration #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #EuropeanUnion #Greece #Poland

Months of reporting has revealed the violent – and illegal – brutality the EU is deploying at its external borders to ward off migrants․ Those few refugees who make it through describe beatings, harassment and abasement․ Yet there are examples of what a humane migration policy could look like․

New Details Shed Light on Lukashenko's Human Trafficking Network
#International #Europe #Belarus #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanUnion

Insiders reveal fresh details about Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko's inhumane smuggling system, comprised of a network of front companies that spreads to Syria, Turkey and Iraq, secret money transfers and the use of soldiers as traffickers․

A Chronicle of Refugee Deaths along the Border Between Poland and Belarus
#International #World #Belarus #Poland #EuropeanUnion #Syria #Iraq #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis

At least 17 people have died at the border between Poland and Belarus․ European politicians have described the refugees as "weapons" in a "hybrid war․" In fact, they were people with dreams, fears and aspirations․ Here are their stories․

Algerians Lose Hope for Change Two Years after Protest Movement
#International #World #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #Algeria #EuropeanUnion

Many in Algeria had hoped that the country would become a democracy after the toppling of authoritarian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019․ But the repression didn't end with the new government․ Now many are leaving the country for Europe․

The Attack on Ukraine: Germany Begins Preparing for a Possible Wave of Refugees
#International #Germany #Ukraine #GermanPolitics #AsylumandMigration #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #VladimirPutin #Russia

The EU is preparing for hundreds of thousands of refugees to arrive from Ukraine․ Many German states have already begun preparations and Poland has pledged to assist all those who need help․

"The Hydra Is Alive": A Migrant Smuggling Clan Is Broken Up in Germany
#International #Europe #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #AsylumandMigration #Crime

An international team of law enforcement officials has broken up a vast ring of migrant smugglers operating across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and France․ Still, the strike isn't likely to end illegal migration across the English Channel into Britain․

Why Some Ukrainian Women Are Leaving Germany: Going Home To a Country at War
#International #Europe #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine #Ukraine #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis

The Russian war is still raging in their country, and yet a number of Ukrainian refugee women are leaving Germany to return home to husbands and family․

Europe's New Asylum Policy: "The First Thing They Do Is Imprison You"
#International #Europe #AsylumandMigration #Pushbacks #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis #Frontex

The European Union has finally reached a compromise on asylum policy, with the main goal that of cutting the number of refugees who make it to the Continent․ Can it work? And what has become of the right to asylum?

New Accusations against the Greek Coast Guard: "We Thought They Knew What They Were Doing"
#International #Europe #Greece #AsylumandMigration #Pushbacks #Frontex #EuropeanRefugeeCrisis

Hundreds of refugees died when their ship sank off the coast of Greece․ Sixteen survivors accuse the Greek Coast Guard of having caused the disaster – and inconsistencies in the investigation file raise even more questions: Are the Greeks trying to cover up their role?