Susanna Feldman murder: Suspect in German teen’s killing arrested in Iraq
BBC News 8 June 2018 Image copyrightAFP/GETTYA sign saying “Susanna, 14, victim of tolerance” at a makeshift memorial where her body was found A failed Iraqi asylum seeker suspected of … Continue reading
EU court rejects ‘open-door’ policy and upholds right of member states to deport refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s controversial “open-door” refugee policy saw more than one million asylum-seekers flood into Germany CREDIT: JENS KOEHLER/EPA Justin Huggler, in berlin Telegraph 26 JULY 2017 In a ruling which could have far-reaching … Continue reading
Austrian troops to stop migrants crossing border with Italy
Austrian defence minister sends four Pandur armoured personnel carriers to Tyrol region and 750 troops are on standby Riot police clashed with protesters during a rally against the Austrian government’s … Continue reading
Taxi drivers who transported refugees ‘not people smugglers’
Published: 07 Oct 2016 Thelocal.at Taxi drivers and members of the public who picked up refugees who had made it across the Austrian border last summer and drove them to … Continue reading
Vienna’s benefits system acts as a ‘magnet for refugees’
Published: 07 Oct 2016 Thelocal.at Refugees in Austria are increasingly moving to Vienna because other Austrian states have reduced the amount of social security benefits asylum seekers can receive, which … Continue reading
Expel Hungary from EU for hostility to refugees, says Luxembourg
Luxembourg’s foreign minister says Hungary should be expelled for treating asylum seekers ‘worse than wild animals’ Hungarian police watch refugees gathered outside Keleti station in central Budapest last year. Photograph: … Continue reading
Only 177 Syrian refugees resettled in EU under deal with Turkey
Five member states have taken between five and 55 people each under controversial agreement that is at risk of unravelling Syrian refugees at a camp in the Turkish border town … Continue reading
Austria has a proud history of helping refugees – but for how much longer?
Christa Pongratz-Lippitt The nation that functions as a bridge between east and west could help to stabilise the migration crisis facing the EU • View all articles in our EU … Continue reading
‘People have lost hope’: young Austrians on the rise of the far right
As the country prepares to vote in Sunday’s presidential election, young people share their thoughts on the Freedom party’s rise and Austria’s future Protestors hold signs during a demonstration against … Continue reading
Syrian refugees give new life to struggling city of Malmö
Migrants fleeing war in the Middle East have brought a vibrant culture and a trade revival to Sweden’s third city Employee Said Mahmoud adds chicken to the lunch buffet at … Continue reading
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