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12.02.2026, SZ

Podcast: Asylum centers in Albania: How humane is the EU?

Deportation centers in third countries: Is the European Union acting more humanely toward immigration and asylum than the US under Trump? A journey into the future of EU migration policy. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Balkanstaaten

12.02.2026, Correctiv

Stricter rules for Turkish asylum seekers: How the EU Parliament is counteracting its own decisions

The European Parliament is tightening asylum law. Turkey will also be considered a “safe country of origin” in the future. The representatives are thus contradicting their own positions. The Parliament has repeatedly criticized the country on the Bosporus for human rights violations and political persecution. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europäische Union, Griechenland / Türkei

12.02.2026, Die Zeit

Italian government plans naval blockades against refugee boats

Italy's right-wing government under Giorgia Meloni wants to further tighten migration policy. A new law would allow sea blockades and asylum procedures abroad. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta

11.02.2026, nd

Collision off Chios: Survivors contradict coast guard

New witness statements from survivors of the fatal accident off Chios cast doubt on the Greek coast guard's account of events. Before the investigating judge, passengers on the sunken refugee boat unanimously describe a sudden collision caused by the patrol boat – without warning. Prosecutors arrest man from Morocco as boat operator without evidence read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei

11.02.2026, MiGazin

“HUMAN RIGHTS CUTBACK” EU Parliament seals massive tightening of asylum rules

Transfers to third countries and an EU-wide list of so-called “safe countries of origin” – the European Parliament has decided to further tighten asylum law. Dozens of human rights organizations have criticized the move, with Pro Asyl calling it a “human rights disaster.” read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Nordafrika

11.02.2026, Tagesschau

EU Parliament adopts list of safe countries of origin

The European Parliament has finally approved a list of safe countries of origin. For asylum seekers from the countries concerned, this means stricter rules and faster procedures. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Nordafrika

10.02.2026, The New York Times

Inside a Detention Site at the Heart of Europe's Harsh New Approach to Immigration

This former military barracks in Bulgaria has become a symbol of the E.U.'s increasingly strict policing of it's borders - and of what may come next. read more

Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Asien, Balkanstaaten, Deutschland, Europa, Europäische Union, Naher Osten, Osteuropa

10.02.2026, stol.it

Migration: Italy wants to expand cooperation with Libya

Italy wants to expand cooperation with Libya to combat illegal migration. “Dialogue and cooperation with the Libyan authorities are fundamental elements in effectively and responsibly addressing common challenges, especially those related to managing migration flows,” Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said during a mission to Libya on Monday, according to media reports. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta, Libya

10.02.2026, Jacobin Magazin

The EU's migration defense is no better than ICE

Following the ICE murders in the USA, there is a great need for Europe to distance itself. However, the EU's migration policy is by no means more humane – the only difference is that the lawless violence is outsourced to the Mediterranean and North Africa. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union, Nordafrika

09.02.2026, DIE ZEIT

Over 50 feared dead after refugee boat capsizes off Libya

A rubber boat carrying 55 refugees has capsized off the coast of Libya. Most of them are believed to be dead or missing, including children. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Libya

09.02.2026, GB News

More than 50 dead or missing after dinghy carrying asylum seekers capsizes in Mediterranean

Fifty-three migrants, including two babies, have died or are missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. read more

Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Europa, Libya, Nordafrika

09.02.2026, Tagesschau

Legalize instead of deport

An estimated 840,000 immigrants live in Spain without a residence permit. The government now wants to grant hundreds of thousands of them legal status on a one-off basis—under certain conditions. This is a step against the European trend. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europa, Spanien

09.02.2026, taz

The silent deaths in the Mediterranean

Tens of thousands of migrants are enduring catastrophic conditions in tent cities in Tunisia. The only way out: a perilous crossing to Europe. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Tunisia

09.02.2026, Spiegel

Security forces free 200 prisoners from underground holes

In Libya, criminals are holding refugees hostage to extort money from their relatives. Security forces have now freed hundreds of people in two raids—and found mass graves. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Libya

04.02.2026, Frankfurter Allgemeine

ICE wants to turn warehouses into prisons

The immigration police ICE is holding 73,000 people in custody, more than ever before since its founding. Plans for improvised detention centers are meeting with resistance from the population. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Amerika

04.02.2026, DIE ZEIT

15 migrants die after boat collides with the so-called "coast guard" off Chios

In the Aegean Sea, a boat carrying migrants collided with a boat belonging to the so-called "Greek coast guard". Authorities are investigating the incident. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei

01.02.2026, taz

Money in exchange for restrictions

Fewer refugees at any cost: The EU pays Tunisia to prevent migrants from crossing. Human rights violations are secondary. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europäische Union, Tunisia

30.01.2026, Die Zeit

Denmark plans stricter deportation rules for criminals

Foreign criminals sentenced to one year or more in prison will in future be automatically deported from Denmark. This contravenes the European Convention on Human Rights. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Europa, Europäische Union

30.01.2026, Der Standard

Italy's financial police and coast guard in court after dozens of migrants die

Although six officials were charged in connection with the Cutro tragedy, which left 94 people dead, those truly responsible are politicians. read more

Language(s): Deutsch / German
Region(s): Italien / Malta

29.01.2026, EUobserver

Fear, power politics and migration: whatever happened to Germany’s ‘welcome culture’?

A decade after Angela Merkel’s iconic “welcome culture,” Germany’s migration debate has flipped from solidarity to securitisation, with asylum now framed as a threat rather than a responsibility. As global conflicts, economic anxiety, and the rise of the far right reshape public sentiment, migrants have become symbols of a broader fear of instability and loss of control. Germany’s shift reflects a worldwide turn toward interest-driven politics, where human rights grow conditional and solidarity yields to electoral and security calculations. read more

Language(s): Englisch / English
Region(s): Amerika, Deutschland, Europa

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