Franceโs Barnier bets on hardliner as โinsurance policyโ against far right
Interior minister Bruno Retailleau promises immigration curbs similar to those of Marine Le Penโs party
Immigration
Melania Trump signals support for abortion rights
โWithout a doubt there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth. Individual freedom,โ Melania Trump said.
France, Germany build up pressure for UK-EU migration deal at G7 meeting
If the UKโs new Premier Keir Starmer really wants a โresetโ in his countryโs relationship with the EU, he better be ready to put immigration at the top of the priority list โ and France and Germany will make sure this happens.
How will the EU handle another wave of refugees moving towards it? | Radio Schuman
Renewed conflict in the Middle East may bring about a new refugee crisis in Europe, where anti-immigration far-right parties are rising in consensus and influencing the political narrative.
Attitude to migrants will determine Irelandโs future | Letters
Jack Byrne and Jim Cosgrove respond to a piece by Maurice J Casey about Irish identity and immigrationMaurice J Caseyโs article on immigration in Ireland recounts his experience of multiracial Ireland as well as examples of people of colour โ Paul Robe…
The Brief โ Franceโs dirty talk on immigration
Home Affairs Minister Bruno Retailleau has been maximising airtime to push through an immigration narrative that, in many ways, echoes that of the far-right Rassemblement National.
Vance did what Trump failed to do in the debate
Vance, unlike Trump, delivered a sharply focused critique of Kamala Harris.
The big VP debate takeaway: Neither candidate delivered the goods
Walz and Vance played defense for the presidential nominees.
Tony Blairโs tips for a Tory revival
Former Labour prime minister says Conservatives must unite and heed concern over immigration.
Walz and Vance clash politely, at policy-heavy vice presidential debate
Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance clashed on Tuesday (1 October) at a vice presidential debate that was surprisingly civil in the final stretch of an ugly election campaign marred by inflammatory rhetoric and two assassination attempts.
British government split over new-look Brexit deal
Keir Starmer travels to Brussels with the prospect of a new youth mobility scheme high on the agenda.
We watched Walzโs and Vanceโs previous debates. Expect a slugfest.
A review of the vice presidential contendersโ past debates suggests a fiery clash is likely.
Barnier lays out a survival plan for France โฆ and himself
The former Brexit negotiator tried to appeal to both sides of the political aisle during his first major policy speech.
Barnier sets out key policy priorities for France โ hoping Brussels would hear
Michel Barnier set out a series of policy priorities spanning spending cuts, immigration, health and more in a wide-ranging speech on Tuesday (1 October), with nudges and nods to Brussels that France was back under control.
7 wildest moments at Conservative Party conferenceย
Freed from the burden of high office, the party went slightly mad during its annual get-together.
What would having the far right in power mean for Austria and EU migration policies? | Radio Schuman
The anti-immigration far-right party in Austria won the general elections on Sunday, and migration might shape the way the upcoming coalition is formed, according to an expert Radio Schuman spoke to.
What Westminster (Massachusetts) really thinks about the US presidential election
A small town in Massachusetts is as politically divided as its London namesake.
Biden needs to be the last Irish-American US president
In desperately seeking to maintain its privileged position in Washington, successive Irish governments have unintentionally sabotaged their credibility within the EU.
Retour vers le futur en Autriche : les รฉlecteurs plรฉbiscitent le parti dโextrรชme droite fondรฉ par les nazis
Les eurosceptiques du FPร promettent de faire de l’Autriche une “forteresse” et affirment que le rรฉsultat des รฉlections leur donne le droit de diriger le prochain gouvernement du pays.
Orbรกnโs new threat: Dispatching migrants to Grand-Place in Brussels
Hungarian PM doubles down on proposal to give asylum-seekers a one-way ticket to the EU capital.
New York Times endorses Harris as โthe only choiceโ for president
The editorial board has not backed a Republican for president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1956.
Victory in Austria is another step in far rightโs march across Europe
If FPร can take power it will join a growing Moscow-friendly, anti-Brussels, autocratic bloc in the EUEurope live โ latest updatesIt had been expected for months โ the party had been leading the polls since 2022. Nor was it exactly a crushing victory: …
How the Trump-Vance platform could win or lose
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Orbรกn, Le Pen and Wilders are buzzing over Austriaโs far right winning election
Russia-friendly Austrian Freedom Party wins big in national vote triggering delight in conservative circles.
Franceโs new Europe ministerย will push Brussels to take โnext stepโ in tightening migration rules
The new French government has vowed a tougher approach on migration.
What a Trump victory would really mean for Europe
A win for the former president would surely further galvanize the bloc’s populist parties and encourage their normalization โ much as it did in the US.
Thousands in Portugal march against immigration in rally called by far-right party
Demonstrators marched through the capital Lisbon with the Portuguese national flag and carried banners bearing slogans like, ‘Expulsion of immigrants who commit crimes’.
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party comes out ahead in legislative election
Vote projections showed that Austriaโs far-right Freedom Party won national legislative election for the first time on Sunday. The far right has benefited from votersโ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns.
Exit polls indicate Austria’s far-right party has won national election
Exit polls indicate Austria’s far-right party has won historic first national election after tapping into voters’ fears of immigration and the Ukraine war.
Austrian far-right party hopes for its first national election win in a close race
Austriaโs far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time on Sunday, tapping into votersโ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns following recent gains for the hard right elsewhere in Europe. Story …
Trump says Harris would turn every town into a โthird-world hellholeโ
Responding to Kamala Harrisโ hardening border stance, Donald Trump spun a vision of a U.S. overrun by violent โterroristsโ and called the vice president โmentally disabled.โ
Austrians vote in tight election as far right eyes unprecedented win
Austriaโs far-right Freedom Party could win a national election for the first time on Sunday, tapping into votersโ anxieties about immigration, inflation, Ukraine and other concerns following recent gains for the hard right elsewhere in Europe.
Polls open in Austria’s parliamentary elections with far-right tipped to win
The Freedom Party is set to win a national election for the first time in its history as it taps into voters’ anxieties about immigration, inflation and the war in Ukraine.
Germanyโs far right loves one migrant group: Russian Germans
Germany’s AfD is targeting Russian-speakers who migrated to Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
In Spain, Sรกnchez highlights migration as ‘synonymous with wealth and development’, countering security narrative
The Spanish prime minister, who advocates tolerance towards legal immigration, has signed agreements with several African countries aimed at managing migratory flows ‘in a humane, safe and orderly manner.’
Italy prepares new crackdown on migrant rescue efforts
New legislation targets planes working with NGO vessels.
Anti-immigration mood sweeping EU capitals puts strain on blocโs unity
From Germanyโs border checks to Franceโs vow to restore order, rejection of open borders could threaten Schengen zoneIn 2015, when more than 1.3 million people headed to Europe, mostly fleeing a brutal war in Syria, the response of Germanyโs then chanc…
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump dine for 2 hours
The British Labour administration is in charm offensive mode after senior figures criticized the Republican leader in the past.
UK PM Keir Starmer to meet Donald Trump in New York
Britain’s new Labour administration is eager to win over the possible future U.S. president.
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Top US senator scolds Republican โcult of personalityโ around Viktor Orbรกn
The Senate minority leader rebuked GOP leaders who have grown fond of the Hungarian leader despite the countryโs โdecade-long driftโ toward U.S. adversaries.
Can French PM Barnier outlive Liz Truss and the lettuce?
France has a new government, but it may not last long.
‘You’re killing our sons’: In Senegal, migrant smugglers in the dock
In response to the ongoing crises of immigration, the arrests of alleged traffickers have surged in recent months, along with the number of cases brought before the courts.
Austrian election offers far right a springboard back to power
A win for the Freedom Party Sunday would expand Central Europe’s Putin-friendly bloc.
French minister vows to change immigration rules after studentโs murder
Prosecutors say Moroccan suspect had previously been convicted of rape and ordered to leave FranceFranceโs new rightwing interior minister has said there will be consequences after a Moroccan man suspected of murdering a 19-year-old university student …
Elon Musk denies โromantic relationshipโ with Giorgia Meloni after New York lovefest
Tech billionaire had said Italy’s PM was “even more beautiful inside than outside.” She hailed him as a โprecious genius.โ
Franceโs new interior minister vows tougher immigration rules after student murder
Franceโs new Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau on Wednesday vowed to toughen the countryโs immigration rules after a Moroccan man was arrested in Switzerland, suspected of murdering a 19-year-old student and burying her body in a forest on the outski…
German Green leaders resign after dismal election results
The party is mired in “the deepest crisis” it has faced in a decade, one of its outgoing leaders said.
Who are โthe Irishโ? History shows weโve been a mixed bunch for centuries | Maurice J Casey
The far right demands a pure โIrishnessโ. But our island story has long been interwoven with other ethnicities and diasporasWhen lecturing on Irish immigration history, I usually start by asking: in which decade was the first footage of people of colou…
Ed Miliband is Britainโs minister for good vibes
Amid much Labour doom and gloom, the energy secretary appeared to be having the time of his life.
โRestore orderโ: France’s new Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau signals rightward shift
Staunch conservative Bruno Retailleau has quickly shown his hardliner credentials as Franceโs new interior minister by taking a tough stance on immigration, crime and defending secularism.ย
Team Trump on UK minister who attacked him: Who she?
“Nobody knows who this random person is or cares what comes out of her mouth,” said a Donald Trump spokesperson.
Austria elections: could the far-right FPร take power and what are its plans?
The anti-immigration Freedom party leads in the polls but the centre-right รVP looks likely to be kingmakerAustrians head to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections that polling suggests are likely to be won, for the first time in the countryโs…
Donald Trump emboldened UK racists, says Labour minister
Home Office Minister Angela Eagle says US Republican fed anti-immigrant sentiment across the west.
One year on, Serb hardliner attack still hangs over Kosovo
Also in this newsletter: Tusk uses immigration audit to hit back at former rightwing government
French interior minister vows to โrestore orderโ as critics warn of shift to right
Appointment of Bruno Retailleau is most striking example of reactionary right taking power, says Socialist leaderThe French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has promised to โrestore orderโ by cracking down on crime and immigration, as critics on th…
French interior minister vows to โrestore orderโ as critics warn of shift to right
Appointment of Bruno Retailleau is most striking example of reactionary right taking power, says Socialist leaderThe French interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has promised to โrestore orderโ by cracking down on crime and immigration, as critics on th…
France’s new govt convenes for first time and sets budget, migrant issues as top priorities
France’s right-leaning new government convened Monday for its first formal meeting during which Prime Minister Michel Barnier vowed to address budget and migrant issues as the priority. Barnier is expected to submit a new budget bill to the European U…
Macronโs old guard spooked by new governmentโs rightward shift
New ministers’ stances on immigration and social issues appear to break with some of their predecessors’ worldview.
Franceโs new government meets with focus on the budget and immigration โ as it happened
New PM Michel Barnier says he will not increase the tax burden and says the number of migrants โhas become unbearableโGermanyโs Social Democratic party (SPD) narrowly won yesterdayโs election in Brandenburg โ and the party leadership is now downplaying…
French government revealed: More of the same, with hard-right turn on immigration in the works
Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier presented his government on Saturday (21 September), largely maintaining the political course of previous pro-Macron administrations while making concessions to the far-right Rassemblement National (…
French PM Barnier unveils new government, putting budget and EU affairs under his purview
The Cabinet is the โmost right-wing’ in more than a decade.
Harris blames โTrump abortion banโ for deaths of two Georgia women
The vice presidentโs remarks came at a speech in Atlanta.
The centre holds in Ireland
Tensions are rising over immigration ahead of the general election
When UK party conferences go wrong
Despite the best efforts of party bigwigs, Britainโs annual gatherings of political animals frequently descend into chaos.
Nigel Farage is right: Britainโs Remainers are back
For the first time since the 2016 Brexit referendum, Britain’s pro-Europeans have the upper hand.
Hungary piggybacks on Dutch EU migration opt-out request
EU countries are legally bound to abide by the bloc’s migration and asylum rules.
Dutch government led by far-right PVV asks EU for opt-out from asylum rules
Move by coalition headed by Geert Wildersโ Freedom party is unlikely to get a positive reception in BrusselsThe new Dutch coalition government headed by Geert Wildersโ far-right Freedom party (PVV) appears to be on a collision course with the EU over i…
Harris refuses to veer off script in her second high-profile interview
The vice presidentโs appearance at the NABJ event follows Donald Trumpโs combative sit-down interview with the association.
Trump and Vanceโs pet-eating claims pose dilemma for endangered House Republicans
Now, they canโt escape it with Trump, Vance and AI-generated memes keeping the myth alive.
The 5 commissioners most likely to get the chop
Once every five years the European Parliament gets to pick off a nominee or two โ and rarely fails to do so.
The winners and losers of the new European Commission
What the portfolios tell us about the EUโs power dynamics.
Starmer looks to Italy’s far-right for ‘solutions’ on immigration
The Labour prime minister, who visited Rome on Monday, praised several aspects of Giorgia Meloni’s ‘plan’ to tackle immigration. For now, Starmer’s border control strategy focuses on intensifying efforts against smugglers.
Europe is in thrall to the far right โ thatโs the result of appeasement by so-called moderates | Gordon Brown
France is the latest country to capitulate to the demands of a poisonous, populist narrative. We need a progressive fightbackIn recent days, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has capitulated to the far-right anti-immigration agenda of Marine Le Pe…
Security experts see latest Trump close call as โa failure, 100%โ
Trump, however, said the Secret Service did an โabsolutely outstandingโ job.
Even Britainโs left-wing government seeks lessons from Giorgia Meloni
Keir Starmer wants to ape Italy on tackling irregular migration. He should brace for controversy.
US is navigating a โdangerous threat environment.โ Itโs different from any other election cycle.
The second apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump is the latest peril in a race that has been defined by anger and threats.
Starmer puts โpragmatismโ before perceptions in meeting with Meloni
Some Labourites may see a hard-right populist but the British PM has an eye on the immigration policies of an allyKeir Starmer will be under no illusions at the level of discomfort some in his party may have felt at the sight of their leader smiling an…
How has Italy sought to cut irregular migration and could UK copy the policy?
Tunisia and Libya deals appear to have reduced small-boat crossings under Giorgia Meloniโs hard-right governmentKeir Starmer has travelled to Rome for bilateral talks about immigration with Italyโs prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. The British prime mini…
UKโs Starmer heaps praise on โremarkableโ Meloni
Britainโs new center-left prime minister touts far-right Italian leader’s progress on irregular migration.
UKโs Starmer praises Italyโs Meloni for โremarkable progressโ in stemming illegal migration
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday praised Italian PM Giorgia Meloni for her efforts to go after gangs that profit from illegal immigration, which have resulted in a 60-percent drop in the number of illegal migrants arriving in Italy by sea. Sta…
Germany expands border controls to curb irregular migration
Germany is expanding border controls with all nine of its neighbouring countries in an attempt to curb irregular migration. The steps come in response to rising support for the far-right anti-immigration Alternative for Germany following a series of d…
Why Russiaโs increased co-operation with China and Iran spooks Europe
Also in this newsletter: EU asylum applications stable amid frenzied immigration debate
Starmer under pressure to distance UK from Italyโs hard-right immigration plans
Backbenchers and NGOs criticise decision to explore how country has cut migrant numbers at Rome talksKeir Starmer is under pressure from Labour backbenchers and NGOs to distance his government from Giorgia Meloniโs hard-right immigration policies on th…
Trudeau digs in as his party ponders his ability to win
Whatever the prime minister is selling after almost nine years in power, Canadians are no longer buying.
Europe trapped on immigration once again
The reintroduction of border controls in Germany, without consultation, shows European disunity. The difficult issue of migration calls for responses other than each country improvising and going it alone within the European Union.
Germany’s toughening on immigration sparks tense debate in Europe
Germany has decided to re-establish border controls and has deported Afghan immigrants. While some EU member states have criticized it for going it alone, supporters of the ‘Fortress Europe’ idea have welcomed the policy change.
8 migrants perish in the Channel, French police say
More than 40 migrants lost their lives trying to cross the Channel since the start of the year.
Franceโs Barnier walks on eggshells in agreeing new immigration policy
New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has yet to form a coalition government, and his potential allies are already divided on key issues โ the least of which is immigration policy.
Pope Francis says Kamala Harris and Donald Trump ‘against life’ for stances on abortion, immigration
Upon his return from a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region on Friday, Pope Francis denounced Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as being “against life,” citing their respective positions on immigration and abortion rights. The 87-year-old pontiff conne…
State of the Union: Germany’s border politics and US election campaign fever
This week, State of the Union focuses on the latest round of immigration politics in Germany and voting patterns in the US and elsewhere. #StateOfTheUnion
Dutch government announces โstrictest asylum policy everโ
Netherlands will ask the European Commission for an opt-out on EU asylum and migration policies.
What Keir Starmerโs Advisers Told Democrats in Washington
Two advisers to the British Labour Party pushed Kamala Harris allies to focus squarely on immigration and the cost of living.
Told you so! Viktor Orbรกn says Germany finally sees migration drawbacks
Hungarian prime minister has a message for Olaf Scholz: “Welcome to the club.”
Trump got back on track with the border. Then he started talking about the dogs (and geese).
His Arizona rally comes two days after Vice President Kamala Harris derailed from the issue at the presidential debate.
What Keir Starmerโs advisers told Democrats in Washington
Two advisers to the British Labour Party pushed Kamala Harris allies to focus squarely on immigration and the cost of living.
Brexit : Bruxelles se demande si Starmer veut vraiment repartir ร zรฉro
Quand il faudra passer des paroles aux actes, le nouveau Premier ministre britannique aura une position similaire sur lโUE ร celle de ses prรฉdรฉcesseurs, estiment plusieurs sources europรฉennes.
Hungary is โreadyโ to file lawsuit against Brussels in asylum fight, Budapest says
The Hungarian government said that instead of paying a โฌ200 million fine, it should actually get more money for border control.
Trumpโs improv stood no chance against Harrisโ coached attacks
The vice president let Trump do the work of executing her strategy.