The judges cited a ruling by the European Court of Justice, which states that EU member countries can only declare whole nations as safe, not specific regions. Some states Italy sought to designate as safe include unsafe areas. During a press conference Monday evening, Justice Minister Carlo Nordio described the ECJ ruling as “very complex” … Read more
Blushi was referring to images published by local media showing masked police stopping a car, removing Meta, who appeared to resist, and escorting him to a police special forces van. “This government will pay the price in every street and in every square,” Blushi said when asked if there would be protests following the arrest. … Read more
Germany arrested a Libyan citizen suspected of plotting an attack against Israel’s embassy in Berlin, the federal prosecutor’s office said on Sunday. The authorities identified the man only as Omar A. and said he is “strongly suspected” of supporting the terror organization Islamic State (IS) and intended to carry-out an attack with firearms on the … Read more
The court’s rejection of detention was based on concerns about the safety of the migrants’ home countries — Bangladesh and Egypt. The court cited an Oct. 4 ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union. The Italian government on Friday vowed to push ahead with the program, saying it would appeal the court … Read more
But shortly after their identification process was completed, four had to be sent back to Italy. Under the rules of the scheme, only male adults who are not considered vulnerable and who are from designated safe countries can be sent to the Albanian centers. Two were found to be under 18, and two others had … Read more
“A new wind is blowing in Europe,” said the Dutch anti-Islam, anti-immigration, populist Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders in Brussels on Thursday after a meeting of far-right leaders. Migration has been at the forefront for Europe’s politicians since 2015, when more than a million migrants, many of them Syrians fleeing war, made their way to … Read more
Starmer is in Rome trying to boost joint-working with Britain’s European allies on border security — a key part of his election promise to Brits to “smash the gangs” he argues are driving irregular migration to the U.K. Starmer, who is under some pressure from Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK, expressly hopes to learn from … Read more
After Orbán’s visits with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which he did not coordinate with the EU’s 26 other national leaders, many foreign ministers have been looking for a way to avoid becoming props in what they believe could be another Orbán propaganda show. The European Commission even announced it would … Read more
Albania player Mirlind Daku was banned on Sunday for two games after leading fans in nationalist chants at the European Championship, that UEFA said brought football into disrepute. Daku took a megaphone after Albania’s 2-2 draw with Croatia on Wednesday in Hamburg and joined in chanting slogans against Serbia and North Macedonia. The incidents and fallout from … Read more
On the field, Serbia equalized in the final seconds to draw 1-1 with Slovenia on Thursday afternoon, to keep alive its hopes of advancing in the tournament. But before the match started, Jovan Šurbatović, general secretary of FSS, said he had complained about Serbia’s regional rivals. “What happened is scandalous and we will ask UEFA … Read more
