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Out of sight, out of mind: Europe's increasing pushback against migrants

Lying a few kilometres off the Turkish coast, a series of Greek islands remain on the frontline of increasingly militarised attempts to limit the arrival of migrants and asylum seekers to the European Union. The often unseen and largely ignored treatment of those seeking shelter, whether pushed back to Turkey…

The Conversation

EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route

The European Union is expanding the presence of its border protection agency Frontex to North Macedonia to strengthen international policing of an increasingly popular migration route in the Western Balkans

The Independent UK

What travel restrictions is the EU imposing on Russians?

The bloc has made it harder and costlier for Russians to enter, but members are divided on an outright travel ban.

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Greece, Turkey spar on Twitter after 92 refugees found stripped

The longtime foes both regularly face accusations of refugee mistreatment.

Al Jazeera

EU lawmakers reject border agency budget over misconduct

European Union lawmakers have refused to endorse the way the EU’s border and coast guard agency used its 2020 budget

The Independent UK

EU border agency Frontex accused of covering up human rights violations in Greece – the allegations explained

A classified report by EU anti-fraud office Olaf has accused Frontex, the EU border agency, of covering up human rights violations in Greece. The report was made public by German media. It comes after a months-long investigation into allegations that Greek border officials were conducting pushbacks – preventing people from…

The Conversation

UN condemns 'deeply distressing' discovery of 92 naked migrants at Greece-Turkey border

EU border agency Frontex confirmed the arrival of the group in circumstances which the Greek ministry for civil protection said sent out an “inhuman image”

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Almost 100 migrants stopped at border and stripped naked in 'degrading' incident

The naked migrants were discovered close to the Evros river on the border between Greece and Turkey on Friday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations which is calling for an investigation

Daily Mirror

UN urges investigation after 92 naked migrants ‘sent’ from Turkey into Greece

UNHCR says circumstances of ‘shocking’ discovery unclear amid rising tension between two countries

The Guardian - UK

UN ‘deeply distressed’ by discovery of 92 naked migrants at Greece-Turkey border

Greece says Turkey’s behaviour is ‘shame for civilisation’ while Ankara says country should give up ‘inhumane attitude’

The Independent UK

92 Migrants Found on Greek-Turkish Border

Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river from Türkiye into Greece, Athens said Sunday, a charge fiercely denied by Ankara. EU border agency Frontex confirmed to AFP the arrival of the group in circumstances which the Greek ministry for civil protection…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greece and Turkey trade blame after 92 naked migrants rescued at border

UN calls for a full investigation, as Greek authorities brand Turkey’s behaviour a ‘shame to civilisation’

The Guardian - AU

Frontex says damning report findings 'practices of the past'

The European Union's border agency sought to put a damning report highlighting its involvement in covering up alleged migrant pushbacks from Greece behind it, saying that any wrongdoings are “practices of the past.”

The Independent UK

EU border agency accused of serious rights violations in leaked report

Classified document alleges Frontex involvement in cover-ups and illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers from Greece and Malta

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The Independent UK

EU report: Frontex covered up Greek pushbacks of migrants

A much-anticipated report by the European Union’s anti-fraud watchdog into the alleged involvement of the EU border agency Frontex in Greece’s illegal pushbacks of migrants to Turkey has concluded that agency employees were involved in covering up such incidents in violation of migrants' “fundamental rights.”

Al Jazeera

Should Europe shelter Russians fleeing mobilisation?

While Europe is united against the invasion of Ukraine, it is divided on the challenges of accommodating Russians.

Reuters

Where have Russians been fleeing to since mobilisation began?

Russians have piled across the border to neighbouring states since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation on Sept. 21 for the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Central European leaders pledge new measures to stem flow of migrants to EU

The leaders of Hungary, Serbia and Austria pledged new measures on Monday to contain the flow of illegal migrants into the European Union through the Western Balkans, as border control forces become increasingly strained.

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Number of Russians crossing into EU up by 30%, border agency says

The number of Russians entering the EU has jumped following a partial mobilisation ordered by Moscow, and illegal crossings are likely to increase should Russia decide to close the border for potential conscripts, EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘I was close to death’: Syrian man tells how Greek officials pushed refugees back out to sea

Alaa Hamoudi sues EU border agency Frontex after he and 21 others allegedly abandoned in motorless inflatable

The Guardian - UK

Greece should face more checks over asylum seeker treatment – EU official

Frontex human rights official says Greece ‘needs enhanced monitoring’ after claims asylum seekers being illegally expelled

The Guardian - UK

EU border agency accused of exploiting interpreters ‘paid under €2.50 an hour’

Petition accuses Frontex of violating European standards by using contractor that offers low wages

Reuters

Spain turns to Africa, lobbies NATO, allies over Ukraine-driven migration

Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine invasion, two senior government officials and two diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Al Jazeera

The refugees cast adrift in the Mediterranean

Despite overwhelming evidence that asylum seekers have been brutally pushed back from Greek waters, authorities deny it.

Reuters

Illegal entries into EU from Western Balkans more than doubled in May - Frontex

The European Union in May registered a steep rise of illegal entries from the Western Balkans into the 27-nation bloc, the EU border agency Frontex said on Monday.

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