Category Archives: politics
120000 migrant children fall through the net: new report
An estimated 120,000 children living in the UK without legal immigration status are at risk of destitution, exploitation and social exclusion because of contradictory and frequently changing rules and regulations which jeopardise their access to healthcare, education, protection by the … Continue reading
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The Heathrow queue crisis
YouGov has released on 9 May the result of survey on the response of the British public to the government’s handling of the queue crisis at Heathrow terminals. 68% Brits say the Government handled the Heathrow queue crisis badly (36% fairly … Continue reading
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Is this the end of Schengen? Germany, Austria and Finland want to restore border controls
Germany, Austria and Finland are considering the unilateral restoration of border controls for passengers and vectors coming from Greece. In statements made by the Austrian and German Interior Ministers at the meeting of the Council of Interior Ministers of 8 March 2012, the two … Continue reading
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A missed opportunity: the EU’s response to the Arab Spring
In 2011, the EU missed a historic opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to the foundations it is built on. It is as if we’d said to them “It is wonderful that you make a revolution and want to embrace democracy … Continue reading
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