US and UK nationals to be caught in EU border dragnet
US nationals, post-Brexit Brits, and millions of others to be asked questions and charged €5 each to enter the EU in future, under a new proposal.
Investigation
Romania and Morocco have most expats in EU prisons
Romania and Morocco have the highest number of expats in prison in the EU while Lithuania has the highest percentage of their expat population in jail.
Greece to probe UN allegations of illegal returns
UN allegations of unlawful returns of asylum seekers from Greece to Turkey mark another blow to the credibility of the EU-Turkey migrant swap deal.
News in Brief
- Cyprus leaders aim for map agreement
- New three-party centre-left government in Estonia
- New three-party government in Denmark
- Support for the EU on the rise
- Brussels to name public space after murdered UK MP Jo Cox
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- No voters in Dutch Ukraine referendum 'not anti-EU'
- EU states give conditional approval to visa-free travel for Ukraine
Calais children abandoned at former camp site
Scores of children are sleeping rough on the ruins of the Calais jungle after French authorities declared the end of evacuation.
Privacy activists mount court challenge to EU-US data pact
Privacy advocacy group Digital Rights Ireland is challenging Privacy Shield at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, it has been revealed.
EU extends internal border checks
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Norway granted three-month extensions on border controls despite fall in migrant numbers.
EU split on semi-automatic weapons
Co-legislators disagree with EU commission plans to ban semi-automatic weapons that resemble their military grade counterparts.
UK to remain in Europol for now
The British government has announced it will opt in to the EU police agency's new regulation after May 2017
EU extends internal border controls
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Sweden will be allowed to extend internal border checks following approval by the EU council, representing member states.
Interview
Former spy chiefs call for EU-US intelligence hub
Europe and the US need an "intelligence hub” to fight terrorism, with grand ideas on EU military integration unlikely to bear fruit, Germany’s former spy chief has said.
Poland rejects EU 'interferences' on rule of law
Poland has accused the European Commission of lacking objectivity and understanding of the intricacies of the Polish legal system.
EU reluctant to extend Schengen border checks
Plans to extend internal border controls in Austria, Denmark, and Germany after a mid-November deadline were met with scepticism by the EU commission.
We'll sue EU commission over US visa policy, say MEPs
MEPs in the civil liberties committee threaten to take the commission to court unless it takes action over continuing visa restrictions the US places on five EU states.
Governments eschew urgency of passenger flight data law
Member states are yet to launch an EU PNR scheme despite the urgency in the lead up to its adoption.
Polish abortion row puts women's rights on EU agenda
A proposal to punish women who have abortions in Poland has forced EU institutions to question their duty to act when women's rights are at risk.
Georgia gets green light for EU visa-free travel
EU states have agreed to grant visa-free travel, likely by the end of the year, to Georgian nationals, leaving Kosovo, Turkey and Ukraine in the queue.
WhatsApp's data gathering probed
Germany orders the US firm to stop collecting data "with immediate effect" and Italy wants details on the information it gathers on users.
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Spy agencies launch 'real-time' terror tracker
Intelligence agencies in Europe launched an "interactive operative real-time information system" in July to collect data on jihadist suspects, EUobserver has learned.
Ex-EU commissioner Kroes held offshore firm
Neelie Kroes held a secret offshore company but did not declare it during her 10 years as an EU commissioner, leaked documents from Bahamas show.
Focus
MEPs urge Sweden to end border checks
MEPs have urged Sweden to end border checks with Denmark and to take better care of unaccompanied refugee children.
EU targets foreign fighters with sanctions
The bloc agreed to measures which make it possible to freeze assets and impose travel bans on people linked to the Islamic State and Al-Qaida.
Hard and virtual borders await migrants to EU
Talks of toughening up borders are being followed up with new plans to verify documents and possible threats posed by anyone visiting the EU.
UK's next EU commissioner 'highly motivated'
Julian King is set to become the EU commissioner for the security union, but will first have to face MEPs in the civil liberties committee.
PNR deal with Canada violates rights, says EU top lawyer
Passenger flight details of EU citizens retained and used by Canadian authorities pose a host of problems when it comes to fundamental rights, according to an opinion by the EU bloc's court.
Opinion
Georgia's EU visa waiver should not be politicised
Delaying visa liberalisation for Georgians, after the country has met all the EU benchmarks, would harm our credibility as a soft power.
One year after launch, EU fails on relocation
One year into a two-year plan to relocate 160,000 refugees, the EU has managed about 4,500 people, amid boycotts and mounting xenophobia.
Turkey sends EU mixed message on migration
Turkey's EU minister said in Bratislava his country will continue to respect the migration deal, but would not do more until it gets visa-free EU travel.
Turkey threatens to scrap refugee deal, again
Two Turkish ministers said that Ankara would end the agreement to reduce the number of migrants coming to Europe if it does not get visa-free travel to the EU.
France tries to defuse burkini row
The interior minister warns against "stigmatisation" of Muslims after a woman was fined for wearing a scarf and leggings on a beach.
EU backs Greek ex-data chief over criminal charges
The EU executive supports the former head of the Greek statistic office, who faces criminal charges for accurately reporting deficit figures.
Ukraine visa deal hangs in the balance
A row over the introduction of a computer system for officials to declare their interests threatens to torpedo Ukraine's visa deal with the EU.
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