German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to pitch a new development plan – dubbed the Merkel Plan – to change the way Germany and the G20 interact with the continent, The Daily Vox reports. The […]
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Dutchnews.nl reports: Hubert Bruls, mayor of Nijmegen, has accused the body responsible for placing asylum seekers of ‘pumping around’ those accused of criminal behaviour, reported Trouw on Tuesday evening. Bruls wrote a letter to justice […]
The Guardian reports that two boats that once carried refugees across the Mediterranean are now taking daytrippers along Amsterdam’s canals – a reminder to the city of its debt to immigrants: “The Alhadj Djumaa, or […]
The first victim of the Grenfell Tower fire has been named as Syrian refugee Mohammad al-Haj Ali, whom grieving friends say “came here for a better life” but the UK “failed him”, The Telegraph reports. […]
It remains to be seen whether the optimistic, yet thin-on-details Emmanuel Macron will be able to change the response to the refugee crisis. If he does not, this will amount to a massive missed opportunity, foreignpolicyblogs.com reports. […]
ALKMAAR – Sahir, a gay asylum seeker from Iraq living in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, has to return to his country of origin. At the end of 2015, he fled to the Netherlands with his friend. His […]
Italy’s first black minister has said she feels “vindicated” after winning a four-year court battle against a far-right MEP who made repeated racist slurs against her, BBC reports. Mario Borghezio has been order to pay […]
Zimbabwe’s national carrier, Air Zimbabwe has responded to the decision of the European Union (EU) to blacklist them from operating in EU skies, Africanews reports. Whiles the company in a statement to the British broadcaster, […]
The University of Amsterdam published information for prospective refugee students. Refugees wishing to study at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) need to follow the same steps for application as all non-EU prospective UvA students. Be sure to […]
French President Emmanuel Macron will be undertaking his first African trip days after officially taking over at the Elysee Palace, Africanews reports. According to AFP news agency, the 39-year-old’s first stop on the continent will […]