Unwelcome Refugees

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. | Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo Paul Taylor, contributing editor at POLITICO Europe, writes the Europe At Large column. This article was originally published on POLITICO Europe. PARIS It may seem perverse, in the week when t…

This article appears in VICE Magazine's Borders Issue. The edition is a global exploration of both physical and invisible borders and examines who is affected by these lines and why we've imbued them with so much power. Click HERE to subscribe to the print ed…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country may reopen the route for refugees and migrants into Europe if it does not receive adequate international support to enable it to cope with the millions of refugees in Turkey. "This either happe…

Turkey "will be forced to open the gates" to Syrian refugees fleeing to Europe if international powers did not create a "safe zone in Syria for them instead, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan told party officials on Thursday. "We cannot be forced to hand…

Earlier this year, the Turkish president said that his country had spent $35 billion on hosting about 4 million Syrian refugees under a deal with the European Union, which he accused of failing to comply with the agreement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo…

ANKARA: Turkey plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and may reopen the route for migrants into Europe if it does not receive adequate international support for the plan, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday (Sep 5).  Ankara, which host…

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Turkey may have to open the route for migrants into Europe if Ankara does not receive sufficient international support to deal with Syrian refugees. In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan also said Turkey…

Avramopoulos said he would like to see members of the EU bring far more “vulnerable” migrants directly from refugee camps in various African countries saying: “I call on all Member States to step up their resettlement efforts and implement their commitments t…

El Puerto de Veracruz (as the Gulf city is now commonly known to distinguish it from the homonymous state) is Mexicos main entry point along the Atlantic coast. As such, when Mexico began to establish itself as a semi-stable democracy after achieving independ…

Dozens more refugee children could risk their lives making the dangerous crossing from France to Britain if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, charities have warned. The current system of transferring asylum-seeking children in the EU to join family member…