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UK prime minister pencilled in as surprise guest at Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy event
Lawmakers of right and left from across National Assembly come together to stop draft law in its tracks
Vienna lists 3 conditions for lifting veto on Romanian and Bulgarian airports becoming part of passport-free travel area
Doubts grow over whether president can secure majority for his long-promised plans
Also in this newsletter: Italy impounds a German-funded migrant rescue ship
Rising anti-immigrant sentiment puts asylum seekers at risk, warn rights groups
Recent electoral inroads for the far right reflect public dislike of government cuts in public services
Over 600,000 pre-applications have been filed for 2024 — four times above the government quota
Dublin to reassure locals when placing asylum seekers in areas ‘where there is tension and concern’, trade minister says
Helsinki says tactic by Moscow is deliberate and poses ‘serious threat to national security’
Also in this newsletter: How Brussels wants to crack down on people smugglers
Growing support for radical parties does not necessarily threaten democracy, but it could profoundly change the EU
Harsh measures and lurid rhetoric on migration make the continent look as if it is betraying its own values
Foreign minister raises fears that Moscow could smuggle soldiers or war criminals into Nordic country
Also in this newsletter: bikes are back at Finland’s border to Russia
Nato member aims to send ‘strong message’ to Kremlin about its eagerness to protect national security
Rishi Sunak’s attempt to rescue Rwanda plan by changing the law is misconceived
Also in this newsletter: an end to the honey-laundering saga
Rise in crossings by Middle Eastern nationals recalls Belarus migrant crisis of 2021
Also in this newsletter: three high-profile corruption cases in France
Berlin’s asylum package, which could see processing centres set up outside EU, scales back benefits for refugees
Giorgia Meloni and Edi Rama sign agreement to outsource Italian asylum process
Bitter immigration debate has pitted Scholz’s coalition and opposition parties against each other
Government seeks to make it easier to deport failed asylum seekers who are still in the country
OECD says humanitarian crises and demand for workers is behind increased population flows
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