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Dublin to reassure locals when placing asylum seekers in areas ‘where there is tension and concern’, trade minister says
Helsinki says tactic by Moscow is deliberate and poses ‘serious threat to national security’
Also in this newsletter: How Brussels wants to crack down on people smugglers
Growing support for radical parties does not necessarily threaten democracy, but it could profoundly change the EU
Harsh measures and lurid rhetoric on migration make the continent look as if it is betraying its own values
Foreign minister raises fears that Moscow could smuggle soldiers or war criminals into Nordic country
Also in this newsletter: bikes are back at Finland’s border to Russia
Nato member aims to send ‘strong message’ to Kremlin about its eagerness to protect national security
Rishi Sunak’s attempt to rescue Rwanda plan by changing the law is misconceived
Also in this newsletter: an end to the honey-laundering saga
Rise in crossings by Middle Eastern nationals recalls Belarus migrant crisis of 2021
Also in this newsletter: three high-profile corruption cases in France
Berlin’s asylum package, which could see processing centres set up outside EU, scales back benefits for refugees
Giorgia Meloni and Edi Rama sign agreement to outsource Italian asylum process
Bitter immigration debate has pitted Scholz’s coalition and opposition parties against each other
Government seeks to make it easier to deport failed asylum seekers who are still in the country
OECD says humanitarian crises and demand for workers is behind increased population flows
Proposed agreement will not specifically link money to Cairo’s commitment to prevent any onward migration to Europe
Vincent Van Quickenborne steps down after revealing Tunisia asked Belgium in 2022 for its national to be returned
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius is leader of the ruling VVD party and could become prime minister after elections next month
Tunisian gunman Abdesalem Lassaoued had been declined asylum in four European countries but never sent back
Also in this newsletter: Why the ECB thinks the digital euro is a good idea
Also in this newsletter: Greece’s migration minister warns of rising migration from the Middle East
Mainstream parties must address concerns that fuel support for the AfD
Habeck blames slowdown on higher rates, global trade woes and a ‘desperate’ shortage of skilled workers
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