The plan would institutionalize internal border controls to respond to emergencies, suspending some protections for asylum seekers.
Author: Elian Peltier and Monika Pronczuk
New E.U. Measures Set to Restrict Asylum Rights at the Belarus Border
Poland, Latvia and Lithuania could take up to four months to process asylum requests at the border, a delay that aid groups said would leave migrants in unsafe conditions as winter sets in.
Poland’s Attacks on Rule of Law Leave Europe at Odds With Itself
E.U. leaders are facing an increasingly urgent question: What to do with a member that repeatedly violates a core principle, but refuses to leave the club?
As Italy Mandates Covid Passes, Rules Vary Across Europe
Varying measures reflect domestic politics and potential opposition against such rules.
Basking in Vaccine Success, E.U. Promises to Donate More Covid Shots
In an annual speech on the state of the bloc, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, praised its coronavirus response but warned against a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.”
E.U. Adopts a New Strategy to Counter Future Pandemics
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the E.U.’s executive arm, also said the bloc would donate 200 million additional vaccine doses to middle- and low-income countries by mid-2022.