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01.10.2026, Rai News
The Italian government has extended border controls at its air and sea borders with Spain for another 15 days. Italian Foreign Minister Piantedosi cites alleged risks to Italy’s internal security as the reason for this decision. This is already the third extension of the suspension of the Schengen Agreement with Spain. Italy had taken these measures after tens of thousands of migrants arrived in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta at the end of July. The reintroduction of border controls within the Schengen Area is permitted only under certain conditions, namely when a state’s internal security is particularly threatened. Since Spain and Italy do not share a land border, the controls are limited to air and sea borders. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Italien / Malta, Spanien
01.10.2026, Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute
Confidential talks between the EU and the Taliban on the repatriation of Afghan migrants have drawn sharp criticism. Human rights organisations are warning against giving the regime greater political legitimacy and highlighting the dangers that deported Afghans would face in their country of origin. Whilst Europe seeks to curb migration pressures, this rapprochement with the Taliban raises fundamental questions regarding human rights, international law and the EU’s future migration policy. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Weltweit
01.10.2026, Kosmos
EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Magnus Brunner announced that Frontex would in future be equipped with a dedicated rapid reaction force that can be deployed flexibly and swiftly in crisis situations at the external borders. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union
01.10.2026, nd
Racist attacks against migrants are on the rise again in Libya. European migration policy is contributing to this. There is now a risk of the situation escalating. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Libya
01.10.2026, Evangelische Zeitung
According to plans by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, independent advice on asylum procedures will in future be available only to asylum seekers in particular need of protection. Significantly less funding has been earmarked for this. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
30.09.2026, Eunews
While the EU is taking steps to make its migration policy more restrictive with its recently unveiled five-point plan, the humanitarian situation of the thousands of people who have arrived in Ceuta continues to deteriorate. Following their visit of the Spanish exclave off the coast of Morocco, the two Members of the European Parliament, Estrella Galán (GUE/NGL) and Mélissa Camara (Greens/EFA), strongly condemned the conditions there and the EU’s inaction. According to the two members of parliament, the EU is blocking the transfer of people from Ceuta to the Spanish mainland. However, reports indicate that there is sufficient capacity within Spanish reception facilities to provide their protection. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Marocco, Spanien
30.09.2026, Handelsblatt
The UK-France agreement to tackle illegal crossings of the English Channel has come to an end. London is no longer accepting new cases, but deportation flights will continue over the coming weeks. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa, Großbritannien
30.09.2026, tagesschau
Starting in July 2027, Greece will assume the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU for half a year. The Greek government has now announced plans to establish a European Return Hub in Africa during this period. These centers are intended to house asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected in the EU but who cannot be deported yet to their country of origin. Italy’s Return Hubs in Albania, which are continuously criticized for criminalizing migration and their human rights violating housing conditions, supposedly serve as a model for this initiative. Following talks with Rwanda earlier this summer, a country has reportedly already been selected. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Afrika, Balkanstaaten, Deutschland, Europa, Europäische Union, Italien / Malta, Österreich / Schweiz
29.09.2026, Frankfurter Rundschau
800,000 children will be severely malnourished by the end of the year, says UNICEF Executive Director Christian Schneider. He is calling for three times as much funding for aid on the ground. For three and a half years, Sudan has been the scene of a brutal civil war and the world’s largest refugee and humanitarian crisis. An estimated 17 million children in the country are dependent on humanitarian aid. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Sudan
29.09.2026, nd
Brussels wants to give Frontex more powers and extend Eurosur to third countries. An initial concrete proposal is due to follow on 28 October. read more
29.09.2026, Migazin
Greece intends to launch a return centre in Africa during its EU Council Presidency in 2027. Germany is involved in the planning. There are also calls for the right to asylum to be suspended in certain crisis situations. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Griechenland / Türkei
Sea-Watch criticises EU member states for accepting deaths in the name of deterrence, citing a radio message from a Frontex drone to Libya as evidence. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Libya
28.09.2026, Rnd
Over the past ten weeks, the federal states have notified the Federal Police of 488 Afghans to be deported. None of the 267 have a criminal conviction. Since the black-red coalition took office, 250 Afghan nationals have already been deported. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
27.09.2026, Migazin
Saxony’s Minister for the Interior, Schuster, is calling for a tougher approach to deportations and a quota system instead of the individual right to asylum. This has sparked political criticism: the Greens, the Left Party and the BSW have voiced strong opposition. read more
Federal Minister of the Interior Dobrindt has invited 17 counterparts from across Europe. He intends to further tighten the stance on refugee policy. Key issues include the protection of the EU’s external borders and deportations – including to third countries. Human rights activists are warning of risks to fundamental rights. read more
26.09.2026, Voice for African Migrants
Nearly 4,000 migrants were reportedly rounded up in and around Tobruk in eastern Libya within two days. Libyan security forces intensified a campaign targeting people described by authorities as undocumented migrants. The developments were reported in a series of posts by the activist Jihed. The posts described the campaign as a large-scale operation involving arrests on land and interceptions at sea. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Libya
25.09.2026, Die Zeit
Italy's right-wing government has passed a ban on burqas and Nikabs in schools and a new cap for foreign students with insufficient knowledge of the italian language. Foreigners with poor language skills should make up a maximum of 30 percent per class in the future. Prime minister Giorgia Meloni already announced this regulation last week. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta
The Bundestag has passed the new Federal Police Act. It grants the Federal Police additional powers to combat extremism and human trafficking, as well as to request detention pending deportation or custody for people subject to an enforceable order to leave the country. read more
25.09.2026, Al Jazeera
People in Ceuta face harsh living conditions, overcrowding, limited aid, and alleged abuse while awaiting decisions about their future. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Spanien
25.09.2026, EDRI
On 17 June, the European Parliament approved the new deportation law (called the “Return” Regulation) which aims to track undocumented people down and deport them from the EU in large numbers. The Regulation boosts the surveillance powers and digital control of national authorities and will rely heavily on technologies and data collection in their enforcement. This blog outlines the various digital tools and processes included in the EU’s new digital deportation regime. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
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