migrants
Yet ANOTHER reason to LEAVE the union: UK to splash out £1BN on welfare for EU migrants
THE COST of welfare to unemployed EU migrants in the UK is on track to breaking the £1billion mark new figures have revealed. In a huge blow to the Remain campaign a 43-page government dossier has revealed that in 2013/14 welfare to jobless EU migrants cost the taxpayer £886million. The colossal bill for the...
Migrant crisis: Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel
Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into "chaos", German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, amid sharp divisions among members over the migrant crisis. Austria and several Balkan countries have introduced restrictions stranding migrants in Greece. Mrs Merkel said EU nations had not battled to keep Greece in the euro just...
Schengen will ‘break down’ in 10 days if no solution to migrant crisis found – EU commissioner
There are only ten days left for European Union officials to significantly reduce the flow of migrants and asylum-seekers into the EU from Turkey, or the Schengen system is at risk of total collapse, according to the EU’s migration commissioner. “In the next 10 days, we need tangible and clear results on the ground....
EU failure to cope with refugee crisis ‘threatens its very survival’
Austria draws Greek ire with controversial plans to restrict migrant flows, as there are warnings the EU’s failure over refugees could push UK to leave Greece has criticised Austria amid warnings that the EU’s failure to deal with the refugee crisis threatens its very survival. Ministers meet in Brussels on...
French to LET migrants head for Britain: Fury at threat to scrap border checks at Calais
FRANCE last night threatened to dump thousands of migrants on Britain’s doorstep if we vote to leave the European Union. A diplomatic row erupted after a top ranking official said a historic border treaty would be ripped up and binned after Brexit. Calais regional president Xavier Bertrand said France would renege on the...
New Europe migrant limits face scrutiny
EU ministers meet in Brussels later amid warnings the migrant crisis could threaten the bloc's survival. Austria and Balkan nations have agreed measures to restrict numbers, drawing criticism from Greece, where thousands have been left stranded after Macedonia blocked entry to Afghans. Meanwhile Hungary has announced a...
Migrant attacks reveal dark side of Germany
To watch the footage that emerged from Clausnitz last week is to catch a glimpse of so-called "dark Germany". It is not often such events are captured on film. The images of terrified refugees on a bus surrounded by a baying crowd have provoked revulsion and soul searching. So has the news that, in the nearby town of...
Greek police start removing migrants from Macedonian border
ATHENS — Greek police started removing migrants from the Greek-Macedonian border on Tuesday after additional passage restrictions imposed by Macedonian authorities left hundreds of them stranded, sources said. The migrants had squatted on rail lines in the Idomeni area on Monday after attempting to push through the border...
Germany migrant shelter fire ‘cheered by onlookers’
A fire which broke out at a building planned to house migrants in eastern Germany was greeted with cheers from some onlookers, police say. The fire in the town of Bautzen in the early hours of Sunday morning destroyed the roof of a former hotel, which was being converted into a migrant shelter. Police said some of the crowd...
EXCLUSIVE: British Government accused of snubbing Commonwealth war heroes for EU migrants
THE British Government has been accused of ostracising Commonwealth countries in favour of the European Union (EU). Commonwealth leaders are becoming increasingly concerned over their countries' futures as Prime Minister David Cameron pushes for Britain to remain in the EU. This week 80 business and community leaders from...
Australia relents over mother and child deportation
The Australian government has announced that a baby being treated for burns in a Brisbane hospital will not be sent back to an asylum seekers' detention camp on the Pacific island of Nauru. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the one-year-old girl known as Asha and her mother would be released into community detention in...
Germany’s migrant crisis: Refugees committed more than 200,000 crimes last year
REFUGEES in Germany committed 92,000 more offences in the country last year than in 2014, according to official figures. The leaked report comes just weeks after New Year's Eve sex attacks in the country, which has taken in more than one million people during the current migrant crisis. Officials also warned of a...