Nikolaj Nielsen

The European Commission maintains it has been transparent and did nothing wrong after being faulted by the EU Ombudsman for its obfuscation in its controversial cash-for-migrant deal with Tunisia.

A pending mutual recognition of visas between Russia and Belarus, which will come into force on Sunday (8 December) is sparking fears more people will try crossing into the EU to ask for protection.

A notorious Libyan militia intercepted refugee boats at least nine times last year, following initial sightings by the EU's border agency Frontex.

The European Commission insists its digital rules are safeguarding democracy, as Romania grapples with alleged Russian-backed voter manipulation on TikTok that catapulted Calin Georgescu, a pro-Kremlin ultra-nationalist, to pole position.

A Hungarian state administrative office ostensibly tasked to protect the country's sovereignty continues to crackdown on government critical civil society and media.

"For the time being, we maintain, in line with the UNHCR [UN refugee agency] that the conditions are not met for safe, voluntary, dignified returns to Syria," said a European commission spokesperson on Monday.

Hungarian courts and judges are once again facing an existential crisis, say rights defenders — one year after the European Commission unfroze billions of euros.

Amid a debate over the return of Syrian migrants following the collapse of Bashar Assad's regime, the Syrian workforce in Germany is providing services in a country desperate for healthcare professionals.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is telling leaders that the drop in irregular arrival numbers is due to EU policy and cash-for migrant deals made with autocrats. Not everyone agrees.

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky says Europe alone cannot offer security guarantees in Kyiv's war with Russia.