Keywords: Migration Policy


Italy and Spain extend travel restrictions amid dispute over migration in Ceuta

Tensions between Italy and Spain have intensified over migration management linked to Ceuta, with both governments extending restrictions affecting movement between the two European Union members. Rome has decided to maintain its travel measures against Spain for an additional week, according to an Italian......

Jamaica receives first group of migrants deported from the United States under transit agreement

Jamaica has received its first flight carrying third-country nationals transferred from the United States under a bilateral arrangement, marking the start of an agreement that allows the Caribbean nation to serve as a temporary transit point for migrants who are not Jamaican citizens. The flight arrived......

Former Japanese ambassador says royal speech sets out clear vision for future cooperation

Morocco’s royal speech before members of both chambers of Parliament reflects a clear assessment of the country’s achievements and remaining challenges, while outlining priorities for the future, according to former Japanese ambassador to Morocco Takashi Shinozuka. In a statement to Morocco’s......

Morocco seeks a greater role in shaping migration policy with European partners

Morocco is seeking to move beyond responding to European proposals on migration and take a more active role in shaping joint policies, according to French geopolitical expert Jérôme Besnard. He said a recent royal speech outlining the country’s priorities for the new parliamentary......

UK records highest number of Channel crossings in early October since 2018

British authorities recorded a sharp increase in small-boat crossings across the English Channel during the first week of October, with nearly 1,740 migrants arriving in the United Kingdom between October 1 and 7, according to figures released by the Home Office. The numbers represent the highest total......

Spain reports more than 11,000 migrant returns to Morocco amid Ceuta crisis

Spanish authorities have reported that 11,026 migrants have returned to Morocco since August 10 as part of measures to manage the migration situation in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on Morocco’s northern coast. The latest figures were presented by Spain’s Minister for Territorial Policy, Ángel......

Mediterranean EU leaders call for shared responsibility in protecting bloc’s external borders

Leaders of the nine southern European Union member states have reaffirmed that protecting the bloc’s external borders is a shared responsibility, calling for greater solidarity among member states in dealing with sudden migration pressures. The position was outlined in a joint declaration adopted......

Sánchez says situation in Ceuta is improving as migrants return voluntarily to Morocco

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the situation in Ceuta is improving following a significant wave of voluntary migrant returns to Morocco in recent weeks, as authorities seek to ease pressure on the Spanish enclave’s public spaces and migrant reception facilities. Speaking to reporters......

From Madrid to Brussels: Ceuta crisis expands beyond Morocco-Spain ties

The migration crisis that erupted around Ceuta in July has transformed the political scope of a border issue traditionally managed through the bilateral relationship between Morocco and Spain. What began as a major challenge for Madrid has increasingly become an EU-wide matter, drawing the attention......