Europe may choose an extensive welfare state. It may choose extremely open immigration. But it cannot indefinitely maintain both without producing fiscal strain, political conflict, and declining public trust.
Patriots for Europe president Jordan Bardella asked European Parliament president Roberta Metsola to convene an extraordinary parliamentary debate on the Ceuta and Melilla migrant incursions.
As the Nordic country prepares a referendum on reopening EU accession talks, Brussels has signed a new defence agreement with Reykjavík, anchoring the island more firmly in Europe’s Arctic strategy.
The new Entry/Exit System (EES) requires non-EU travellers to register fingerprints, a facial photograph and passport details when entering the Schengen Area.
The Albania protocol aims to stop failed asylum seekers from disappearing before deportation, which occurs in most cases when procedures take place on European soil.
