Unwelcome Refugees

There are no specific statistics on LGBTQ+ refugees from Russia applying for asylum in the European Union. However, even before the EU’s new set of laws on migration and asylum came into force in June 2026, the rate of acceptance was very low. According to Novaya Gazeta Europe, of the  8,000 asylum…

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The prime ministers of Denmark and Italy have called for tougher border controls, warning that the war in the Middle East could trigger an influx of migrants and refugees into the European Union. Mette Frederiksen and Giorgia Meloni wrote in a joint letter that Europe "cannot risk a repeat" of…

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For most of the 20th century, the center of gravity in science was anywhere but the US. On the eve of World War II, the great laboratories were in Europe, and American research — especially in physics — was widely seen as trailing them. Good News A weekly dose of…

The country's officials say the European Union is not doing enough to help stem the tide of refugees. 21:51, Wed, Nov 12, 2025 Updated: 21:52, Wed, Nov 12, 2025 Migrants cross the Mediterranean in a boat (Image: Getty) Tobruk has become the major route for migrants looking to enter Europe…

Polish President Karol Nawrocki's decision to veto a bill on aid to Ukrainian refugees has created a political storm in the Central European nation, one of Kyiv's closest allies in its fight against Russia’s all-out invasion. Nawrocki, who has often raised thorny historical issues between Warsaw and Kyiv, on August…

Egypt’s Al-Azhar has condemned the Islamophobic attack that resulted in the fatal stabbing of Algerian student Rahma Ayat in Hanover, Germany, on 15 July. The prominent Islamic institution called for urgent global efforts to tackle the rise of white nationalist and far-right violence in Europe, and described it as ‘a…

As conflict continues to uproot communities across the Central Sahel, the European Union (EU) has announced €10 million in new funding to support forcibly displaced people and the communities hosting them in the neighbouring coastal countries of Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo. The funding is part of a broader…

EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner (L) and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Chernyshov at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium Wednesday. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET June 4 (UPI) -- The European Union's Internal Affairs and Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner spoke Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium to announce the EU…