The tiny island now hosts the most refugees per capita in the European Union.
Tag: Middle East and Africa Migrant Crisis
Europe’s Migration Crisis Has Ebbed. Croatia Wants to Keep It That Way.
The Bosnian-Croatian border is one of the last gateways to northern Europe. The Croatian police are trying to seal it, often in brutal fashion.
Why Europe Is Finally Paying Attention to Libya
As potential oil and gas bonanzas intensify the jockeying over Libya and the fate of its precarious internationally backed government hangs in the balance, the Continent is suddenly getting involved.
How Forced Labor in Eritrea Is Linked to E.U.-Funded Projects
As it aims to stem the flow of migrants from Africa and bring about change in a dictatorship, the European Union is spending millions on projects built by people in forced conscription.
Left Behind by Migrant Husbands, Women Break the Rules and Go to Work
Wives are shocking their traditional West African villages by earning money and running large households while their husbands are in Europe seeking jobs.
Left Behind by Migrant Husbands, Women Break the Rules and Go to Work
Wives are shocking their traditional West African villages by earning money and running large households while their husbands are in Europe seeking jobs.
Pope Francis, in Christmas Speech, Urges Nations to Tend to Refugees
In his traditional holiday benediction, Francis renewed his call to resolve conflicts and to help those who have fled them.
Syrian Offensive Sends Tens of Thousands Fleeing
Trapped between a fierce assault and a closed Turkish border, desperate civilians are huddling in makeshift settlements, bewildered as they seek safety.
What Should Europe Do About Viktor Orban and ‘Illiberal Democracy’?
Donald Tusk is leaving his job as European Council president, but he still faces the problem presented by his old friend, transformed by power and cynicism.
For African Migrants, Hope and a Home in a Vacant French School
With a record number of asylum seekers, France is getting tough on immigration. But 450 squatters find shelter in a school building in Lyon.