The Irish Times

Refugees defiant in face of UN order to return to Tripoli

Air strike survivors fear being detained by Libyan authorities or kidnap by smugglers

Mon Sept 02 2019 - 20:02

Commission seeks to clamp down on ‘golden passport’ schemes

Move comes amid concerns over tax evasion and money laundering

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 12:10

EU to give tech giants just 60 minutes to take terrorist content offline

Companies who fail to comply with takedown orders to face significant fines

Wed Sept 12 2018 - 12:45

Refugee issue dominates informal talks ahead of EU summit

France calls for penalties for countries rejecting migrants with proven asylum status

Sun Jun 24 2018 - 21:04

EU Commission plans to triple spending on border controls

Spending to be beefed up to €35bn in next budget, including on 10,000 guards

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 20:55

Debate on migration at leaders’ dinner distinctly unpalatable

Tusk has tried to reform the way in which leaders approach crucial issues at summits

Fri Dec 15 2017 - 01:00

Global cyber sting shuts down dark web bazaars

The move is the biggest international strike against online marketplaces that deal in illegal goods

Thu Jul 20 2017 - 19:12

EU warns Czech Republic over refusal to accept refugees

Central European states maintain hard line despite threat of punishment

Fri Jun 09 2017 - 17:50

Three countries have taken in no asylum seekers under EU scheme

European Commission could take legal action against Hungary, Poland and Austria

Wed May 17 2017 - 17:45

Expanded laptop ban could affect 59 European airports

United States and EU representatives to discuss airline proposals at Brussels meeting

Wed May 17 2017 - 11:32

EU demands urgent talks with US over airline laptop ban

Airlines and airports working on contingency measures in event of ban confirmation

Thu May 11 2017 - 19:39

EU urged to act on Hungary’s container camps for asylum seekers

Almost all refugees and migrants now held in spartan border facilities under new measure

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 16:35

European Commission criticises EU members over migrants

European countries admit less than 10% of 160,000 asylum seekers agreed to take in

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 01:01

‘No more excuses’ on migrants, warns European Commission

Only Malta and Finland meet resettling obligations as states carry out 8% of promised relocations

Thu Mar 02 2017 - 16:25

EU to upgrade counterterrorism border control system

Attacks expose flaws in how police share information on Schengen zone database

Wed Dec 21 2016 - 13:46

No migration from Italy to Ireland under EU scheme

Plan for relocation of asylum seekers beset by ‘technical issues’ and delays

Tue Sept 20 2016 - 01:01

UK’s EU Commission choice to face MEPs before Thursday vote

British ambassador to Ireland during queen’s visit expected to be endorsed

Mon Sept 12 2016 - 01:00

Turkish citizens may have visa-free EU travel by early May

UNHCR says hundreds of migrants may have drowned in Mediterranean this week

Wed Apr 20 2016 - 18:37

EU says number of migrants arriving through Balkans falling

Donald Tusk defends European Union’s response to the refugee crisis

Wed Apr 13 2016 - 12:47

European Union unveils major overhaul of asylum policy

Peter Sutherland welcomes pledge to reform Dublin rule for ‘catastrophic situation’

Wed Apr 06 2016 - 18:18

Migrants still landing in Greece despite EU-Turkey deal

Athens urges EU states to send promised staff and calls on Turkey to tackle smugglers

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 16:29

Greece demands urgent EU action on migrants ahead of summit

Anger rising at Idomeni as Balkan states accept only a trickle of refugees

Mon Mar 07 2016 - 11:48

Turkey is open to a deal on refugees, Donald Tusk says

Ankara agrees in principle to readmit migrants who do not qualify for EU asylum

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00

EU members told to lift border controls by end of year

European Commission sets out plan to try save free-travel area strained by migrant arrivals

Fri Mar 04 2016 - 12:08

EU warns of ‘disaster’ as refugee burden strains Greece

Balkan states admit only a fraction of the 2,000 or so refugees who land daily in Greece

Fri Feb 26 2016 - 23:34

Europe has 10 days to save Schengen area, official warns

As tensions flare, migration commissioner warns system could completely break down

Fri Feb 26 2016 - 01:00

Warning of humanitarian crisis as Macedonia tightens border controls

EU expresses concern as Greek police send asylum seekers back to Athens

Tue Feb 23 2016 - 18:53

EU leaders vow to intensify efforts to tackle refugee crisis

Flows of migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey remain much too high, says EU

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 13:48

Broad welcome for EU-Turkey refugee plan

Move by Austria to cap numbers of refugees angers European Commission

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00

EU moves towards suspension of open borders

Commission rebukes states for failing to act on immigration agreements

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 22:12

European Parliament urges Schengen adherence

Pressure on Greece to set up ‘surveillance system covering whole sea border’

Wed Feb 03 2016 - 01:00

Greece rejects European plan for tighter border controls

Stricter security at Macedonia border with would turn Greece into ‘cemetery of souls’

Tue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00

David Cameron faces headache over migrant rule change

Abolition of the Dublin ‘initial country’ rule is good news for anti-EU campaigners in UK

Thu Jan 21 2016 - 01:00

EU proposes new border agency to deal with migrant crisis

Mandatory checks for passengers arriving at EU’s external borders also included in new measures

Tue Dec 15 2015 - 15:32