A Belgian court convicted a man said to have been the leader of a human trafficking operation that resulted in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in 2019. More than a dozen others were also found guilty.
Author: Monika Pronczuk
Roberta Metsola Elected as President of European Parliament
Roberta Metsola of Malta will succeed David Sassoli, an Italian politician who died last week, at a critical time for the institution.
After Chaotic Evacuation, Afghans in the Netherlands Struggle to Find Stability
Many Afghans evacuated to the Netherlands have been living in tents for months, as they prepare to resettle in a Europe that is wrangling with a heated debate about immigration.
Proposal Would Allow E.U. to Retaliate Against Economic Pressure
The European Commission is considering sweeping powers to impose punitive sanctions on those seeking to influence its political policies through economic pressure.
Europe Health Authority Calls for Covid Restrictions and More Shots
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control urged member countries to tighten restrictions and recommended booster shots for all adults.
Elusive Migrants Leave Haunting Traces in Polish Forests
The migrants, themselves are elusive, but they leave behind evidence of the lives they left behind, and of their desperate bids to reach the European Union.
Beyond the Freezing Forest, a Green Light at the Window for Migrants
An unofficial network of local residents, activists and volunteer medics in Poland has been working to support those who have made it across from Belarus in bitter conditions.
Pfizer Booster Can Be Given After 6 Months, European Drug Agency Says
The European Medicines Agency also said that extra doses of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines could be given to people with underlying health conditions as early as 28 days after a second dose.
He Sees Migrants as ‘Modern Slaves,’ and Has Devoted His Life to Helping Them
The Rev. Daniel Alliët, for whom Jesus was a “political revolutionary,” has made it his life’s mission to fight for the rights of undocumented migrants, to the chagrin of some other clergy members.