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    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      News in-depthUK politics
      Rishi Sunak faces migration dilemma as Tory civil war worsens

      Conservative MPs urge prime minister not to dilute the UK’s commitment to human rights treaties and laws

      A montage of a photo of Rishi Sunak in front of a bar chart
    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      Italian economy
      Italian employers oversubscribe visa lottery for non-EU workers

      Over 600,000 pre-applications have been filed for 2024 — four times above the government quota

      Giorgia Meloni
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      The great migration debate: a challenge for democracies?
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      Britain after Brexit
      UK political climate on immigration toughens task of ‘fixing’ EU ties Premium content

      Plus, concerns over levels of net migration to Britain have diverged among Tory and Labour voters since 2021

      Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen
    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      National Health Service
      Nurses from ‘red list’ nations boost NMC register

      Health professionals warn about over-reliance on ‘unethical’ hiring from overseas

      Two nurses walking towards an ambulance
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Under 2% of people arriving in UK by small boats removed since 2018

      Data highlights pressure on PM to tackle backlog in asylum claims ahead of next election

      Lifeboat crew and people thought to be migrants onboard the RNLI Dungeness following a small-boat incident in the Channel
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      Ireland
      Ireland vows to heed social concerns after anti-immigrant riots

      Dublin to reassure locals when placing asylum seekers in areas ‘where there is tension and concern’, trade minister says

      Flames rise from a car and a bus set on fire at the junction of Bachelors Walk and the O’Connell Bridge in Dublin on November 23 2023
    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      Finland
      Finland to close all land borders with Russia after migrant influx

      Helsinki says tactic by Moscow is deliberate and poses ‘serious threat to national security’

      Migrants are seen at the international border crossing at Salla, northern Finland, on November 22
    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      Europe Express
      Europe’s largest party wants to take on the far right by curbing migration Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: How Brussels wants to crack down on people smugglers

    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      News in-depthUK social care
      Long hours and large debts: care workers stranded by UK’s migration policy

      Clampdown on visas will not solve workforce crisis in underfunded sector, say unions and employers

      The silhouette of someone caring for a person in a wheelchair with the UK Border Force seal in the background
    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Home secretary insists UK still committed to Rwanda asylum plan

      James Cleverly says scheme is ‘incredibly important’ after downplaying it as not ‘be all and end all’

      James Cleverly
    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      Gideon Rachman
      The far right is moving into Europe’s mainstream

      Growing support for radical parties does not necessarily threaten democracy, but it could profoundly change the EU

      Illustration of the EU flag with badges from far-right political parties on many of its stars.
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Geert Wilders’ victory is a warning for Europe

      Success of the far right in the Netherlands will embolden populists elsewhere

      An election poster for Geert Wilders
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Inside Politics
      Sunak faces an ungovernable party that wants it all

      Amid record UK immigration, MPs are calling for immediate action while failing to engage with trade-offs

      Rishi Sunak at the cabinet table
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
      What the Dutch far-right win means for the EU

      Record net migration to the UK post-Brexit

    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Timothy Garton Ash
      Europe’s problem? It’s too attractive

      Harsh measures and lurid rhetoric on migration make the continent look as if it is betraying its own values

      Montage image of the EU flag and barbed wire
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Finland
      Finland warns Russia it is prepared to shut all border points over migrant pressure

      Foreign minister raises fears that Moscow could smuggle soldiers or war criminals into Nordic country

      A Finnish border guard speaks to migrants near the crossing between Finland and Russia in Salla, Finland
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      News in-depthDutch election
      Geert Wilders: the anti-Islam leader vowing to ‘put the Dutch first’

      Freedom party founder has made crude attacks on Muslim faith, migrants and Brussels

      Geert Wilders
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Sunak under pressure as net migration to UK hits record 745,000

      Ex-home secretary Suella Braverman calls 2022 figures slap in face for public but ONS signals levels may be coming down

    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      News in-depthDutch election
      Wilders’ win in Dutch election is a boon for Europe’s far right

      Veteran anti-Islam, anti-EU politician has capitalised on voter fears about immigration

      Geert Wilders gives a speech in The Hague on Wednesday after the announcement of the first exit poll results
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      UK immigration
      Home Office looks at ways to cut legal migration to UK

      Options include raising visa salary thresholds and limiting number of dependants accompanying care workers

    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      Europe Express
      How the Czech Republic wants to shut European borders to Russian agents Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: bikes are back at Finland’s border to Russia

    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      News in-depthIran
      ‘No hope for the future’: Iran faces brain drain as emigration surges

      Economic and political pressures at home and fears over potential for war prompt rise in numbers leaving country

      Tehran’s international airport
    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Heather Rolfe
      Plight of workless Hongkongers in the UK reveals a skills mismatch

      When immigration is high, employers need to focus on recruiting migrants who are here, not just ask for more

      A careers fair
    • Saturday, 18 November, 2023
      The Weekend Essay
      Italy, Albania and the myth of a European migrant crisis

      Lea Ypi on her family’s flight across the Adriatic — and why framing migration as a problem endangers democracy 

      A woman and man in orange life jackets in a boat on the sea
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