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Eurovision EU flag ban was ‘mind-blowing’, says European Commission

Spokesperson for Commission president Ursula von der Leyen calls decision ‘completely regrettable’

The Guardian - UK

Australia and EU in talks about ‘the day after’ war in Gaza and unite on two-state solution

European Commission vice-president says there must be ‘no role for Hamas in any post-conflict horizon’ during visit to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Australia's migration system could be model for Europe

The European Commission vice president says Australia's legal system spanning migrant working rights could become the next step of a historic migration pact.

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'We have a historic opportunity to get it right on migration': EU Commission VP Schinas

Talking Europe hosts one of the EU Commission's vice-presidents, Margaritis Schinas, who is in charge of overseeing the promotion of the European Way of Life. That includes fighting anti-Semitism, racism and discrimination in various forms. Schinas also coordinates the Commission's work on the Migration and Asylum Pact, which is entering…

France 24

EU raises security concerns as it reveals five Caribbean states have sold 88,000 ‘golden passports’

European Commission says it will revise rules on visa-free travel after scale of trade in citizenship exposed

The Guardian - UK

EU member states reach deal on migration policy

EU members hope to finalise migration and asylum overhaul before elections bring expected rightward shift to continent.

Al Jazeera

European Union countries agree on plan to reform migration rules

EU member states on Wednesday agreed to the final part of an overhaul for rules on how they handle asylum seekers and irregular migrants, setting up a push to make it law by elections next year. But not all are happy.

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EU countries overcome key obstacle in yearslong plan to overhaul the bloc's asylum rules

European Union countries have overcame a new obstacle in their yearslong quest to overhaul the bloc’s asylum rules

The Independent UK

EU demands answers from Poland about visa fraud allegations

A senior European Union official says Poland must provide answers about allegations that temporary worker visas were sold to thousands of migrants

The Independent UK

Greece and Turkey agree migration pact as EU members fail to seal wider deal in Brussels – as it happened

Pact will halt illegal flows of refugees and migrants across the land border the two countries share

The Guardian - UK

UK funding France detention site is 'wrong way to go': EU Commission VP Schinas

Talking Europe speaks to European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas, whose wide-ranging portfolio covers migration and asylum, security issues, education and what the EU calls "promoting the European Way of Life", among other things. We focus on migration and the EU's efforts to rectify what Schinas calls a historic failure to…

France 24

Europe must find ways of saving migrant lives, says EU commissioner

The only sustainable means of saving the lives of migrants struggling to reach Europe is to provide legal routes which will allow people to move, the EU home affairs commissioner said on Tuesday. Thousands of migrants die each year trying to reach Europe by boat.

Radio France Internationale

On Ukraine Anniversary, EU Pledges More Support for Refugees

European Union officials on Friday pledged continued support to millions of Ukrainian refugees, as they marked the anniversary of the Russian invasion. “Ukraine can win this war, but we will be with Ukraine as long as it takes,” EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson told The Associated Press on the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

On Ukraine anniversary, EU pledges more support for refugees

European Union officials have pledged continued support to millions of Ukrainian refugees, as they marked the anniversary of the Russian invasion

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Good news for the world’s autocrats – EU sleaze is a huge own goal for democracy

Qatargate scandal shows how insider corruption, influence-peddling and money-politics can erode public trust, says Observer columnist Simon Tisdall

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Ministers Endorse New Migrant Plan after France-Italy Spat

European interior ministers welcomed Friday an EU plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals, after a furious row over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France. France has accused Italy of failing to respect the law of the sea by turning away the NGO vessel earlier…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwait Rejects European Criticism: Don’t Interfere in Our Internal Affairs

Kuwait criticized what it labeled as interference in its internal affairs, and the Kuwaiti foreign minister called on EU countries to respect his country's laws and sovereignty, rejecting European disapproval regarding the recent implementation of the death penalty against seven convicts. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah expressed wishes that European…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abbas Retracts Remarks Comparing Israeli Crimes to Holocaust

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas retracted remarks in which he compared crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians to the Holocaust. During a visit to Berlin on Tuesday, Abbas accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” in response to a question about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the attack on the Israeli team…

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The Guardian - UK

‘TurkAegean’ tourism campaign draws angry response from Athens

EU approval of slogan deepens rift between rival Nato members as Greeks claim their culture is being usurped

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Food crisis risks ‘messy’ migration wave into Europe, EU warns

The war in Ukraine risks sparking a food shortage crisis that would trigger a major migration wave into Europe from Africa and the Middle East, the E.U.’s migration chief said.

The Independent UK

EU commission to help member states assist Ukraine refugees

The European Union has announced moves to help its member states assist the millions of refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine in accessing schools for their children, healthcare, accommodation and work

The Independent UK

EU official: Turkey will gain by curbing migration to Cyprus

A top European Union official says Turkey “has much to gain” if it works with the 27-member bloc to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus

France 24

EU Commissioner for migration & asylum urges 'clarity' from UK over Channel crossings

2022 is not yet one month old, but already around a thousand people have made "irregular" crossings from France to the United Kingdom – putting a spotlight back onto the issue of migration between the European Union and its former member state. Margaritis Schinas is European Commission Vice-President, and the…

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