border policy

Latest 20 May 2026

EU advances negotiations on migrant returns deal

The EU is closing in on a plan designed to increase the number of failed asylum seekers leaving the bloc. Described by Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner as the “missing piece”…

21 April 2026

Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025

20 April 2026

ECJ limits detention for rejected asylum seekers to 18 months

The Netherlands · 16 Apr 2026 Netherlands migration bills face backlash over “illegal stay” offence clause A proposal in the Netherlands to make it a criminal offence to remain in the country without valid residence documents has triggered…