Ahead of special EU summit:  Commissioner Johansson regards building walls around the EU as “not a good solution”

Ahead of special EU summit:  Commissioner Johansson regards building walls around the EU as “not a good solution”

by enr-correspondents | 03.Feb 2023 | Key Story

With rising migration numbers putting pressure on the EU, the heads of state and government of the Member Countries are expected in Brussels next week to discuss this matter, among others. On Tuesday, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson discussed border walls, the Schengen area, the Dublin Regulation and the new pact on migration with the enr-correspondents.

Europe in brief: EU to modernize budget rules, Italy prevents asylum seekers from disembarking from rescue ships, numerous arrests during joint EU police action against traffickers using the Balkan route

Europe in brief: EU to modernize budget rules, Italy prevents asylum seekers from disembarking from rescue ships, numerous arrests during joint EU police action against traffickers using the Balkan route

by AFP, ANSA, Belga | 08.Nov 2022 | Digest

The EU Commission is expected to announce a reform of old budget rules aiming to strengthen public accounts and enable investments. What also happened this week: The new Italian government has prevented some asylum seekers from disembarking from rescue ships, while children and sick people were allowed into the country. Also: EU countries joined forces to target drug and firearms smuggling as well as migrant trafficking along the Balkan route.