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Europe
 Malaria Death of Four-Year-Old Girl in Italy Reignites Immigration Debate 6 September [Breitbart] The tragic death of a 4-year-old girl from malaria in northern Italy on Monday has reinvigorated demands for tighter immigration controls from right-wing politicians. Poland's stance on migrants unchanged despite EU court ruling 6 September [Ynet] Poland will continue to refuse to accept migrants under a European Union relocation scheme despite a ruling by EU's highest court that Brussels had the right to force member states to take in asylum seekers, Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said on Wednesday. "I was convinced that such a decision would be made (by the court), but this absolutely does not change the stance of the Polish government with respect to migration policy," Szydlo told reporters on the sidelines of a business conference. Earlier on Wednesday, the European Union's highest court dismissed complaints by Slovakia and Hungary about EU migration policy. Hungary Says EU Migrant Quotas Ruling 'Irresponsible' 6 September [AnNahar] Hungary on Wednesday slammed as "irresponsible" a rejection by the EU's top court of its challenge to a scheme to relocate thousands of migrants around the bloc via mandatory quotas. "The decision by the court... is irresponsible and we believe that this decision threatens the security of all of Europe," Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after the ruling by the European Court of Justice. He vowed to use "all legal means" against the "absolutely unacceptable" judgment, calling it "the result of a political decision not the result of a legal or expert decision". "Politics has raped European law and European values. This decision practically and openly legitimates the power of the EU above the member states," he said. EU orders Sweden to shut down border checks 6 September [TheLocal.se] The EU has ordered Sweden to end its border controls by mid-November, saying they are not needed anymore. The measures in the passport-free Schengen zone were only supposed to be temporary and originally designed to last six months, but they were extended by a further half a year in May 2016, then three months more the following November. According to EU rules, the extension can only be granted three times, and the last one is due to expire on November 12th. The controls have been unpopular among commuters in the south of Sweden and in the Copenhagen region in Denmark, who have complained that they make journeys across the Öresund Bridge more time consuming. Report: Swedes born in Asia, Africa vote less, more left-wing
[TheLocal.se] Swedish nationals born in Africa and Asia tend to vote significantly less than other Swedes, and are more prone to vote for left-wing parties, a new government-commissioned report shows. The report showed that not only is the voting participation among people born in Africa and Asia significantly lower than among other Swedes, but warned that due to current migration trends, this gap is at risk of widening, at the cost of a balanced and well-functioned democracy. “Among Swedish citizens with origins in the Nordics, North America, Oceania and Latin America, voting participation was at around 80 percent, while the share of Swedes who voted and were born in Africa and Asia was below 70 percent,” the report said. “If democracy loses its legitimacy among large groups in society, there’s a risk it will shake to its core.” Commenting on the findings in an opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter, authors and researchers Pieter Bevelander and Mikael Spång wrote that: “The fact that most of those who immigrate to Sweden today come from these regions indicates that voter participation could fall further in the future.” 'Good time to take in your share of refugees': UN to Denmark 6 September [TheLocal.dk] Low numbers of refugee arrivals mean that Denmark should be able to accept its quota of transferable refugees, says the UN. But the country’s two biggest political parties, the Venstre (Liberal) Party, which is the senior partner in the coalition government, and the opposition Social Democrats say that it is too early for Denmark to accept refugees relocated to it by the UN, writes Politiken. “Since 2015, the number of asylum seekers in Denmark has fallen dramatically. This year only approximately 2,000 new asylum seekers have come to Denmark. This would be a very good time for Denmark to resume accepting quota refugees,” Melissa Fleming, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, told Politiken. The quota system enables the UN to relocate refugees whose needs cannot be met in countries that neighbour the conflicts they have fled from. The UN is currently able to relocate one percent of its registered refugees, although as many as ten percent actually need to be relocated, according to Politiken’s report. Denmark has accepted 500 of the UN’s quota refugees annually since 1989 – until last year, when it suspended its participation in the programme. Several other countries have also stopped accepting or reduced quota refugees. Marcus Knuth, immigration spokesperson with Venstre, told Politiken that Denmark could resume taking in quota refugees in future. “But we need to look further ahead. We have big integration problems with the large number that came in 2015,” he said. The Social Democrats also dismissed immediate recommencement of quota refugee arrivals. “We are not against taking in quota refugees. On the contrary, all refugees should come to Denmark via that system,” MP Dan Jørgensen told Politiken, adding, “We would prefer the EU to control its outer borders, so we can stop the terrible trafficking by people smugglers over the Mediterranean. Then we would be about to take in a number from the UN system." French police clash with migrants in Calais 3 September [TheLocal.fr] Police fired tear gas and three officers were injured on Saturday in clashes with migrants near the French port of Calais who took advantage of a traffic jam to sneak onto trucks, authorities said. "Our British colleagues had opened only nine out of 14 lanes this weekend though we expected 9,000 vehicles in the Eurotunnel and 7,500 at the port," local deputy police chief Jean-Philippe Vennin told AFP. He said the lane shortages considerably slowed down traffic on the main A16 motorway and at about 4:30pm, around 50 migrants "took advantage of the bottleneck to board a few trucks". An AFP correspondent on the scene said there were about 60 migrants waiting near the motorway. Police engaged "in a game of cat and mouse" and used tear gas to disperse the migrants, said Vennin. Migrants who successfully climbed onto a truck were then chased away by the driver after being alerted by nearby motorists, the source added. Counter-Terror Chief: Europe Home to ‘More than 50,000’ Islamic Radicals — With Up To 25,000 in UK 1 September The European Union’s counter-terror chief estimates that the bloc is now host to ‘more than 50,000’ radical Islamists.
German leader Angela Merkel was hit by a tomato thrown by one of the hundreds of protesters who had gathered to watch her speak at a pre-election tally in Heidelberg on Tuesday. Gang of migrants clash with French riot police leaving three officers injured as they try to board UK-bound lorries stuck in Calais traffic jams full of shocked British holidaymakers
Violence broke out after the French blamed the British for failing to open enough vehicle lanes at the end of the holiday season. At least 60 mostly young men tried to take advantage of the chaos.
6 September A new report has shown that the number of fatal shootings in Sweden is up to four to five times that in Germany and the number of hand grenade attacks is on par with Mexico. Swedes Charge Rwandan-Born Man over 1994 Genocide 6 September A 49-year-old Rwandan-born man was charged in Sweden Wednesday over the 1994 genocide in his African homeland. Asylum Seekers Take over Park in Small Town, Kick Out Mothers, Children 6 September A children’s park in the eastern German town of Ebersdorf has been taken over by young male asylum seekers who terrorise locals and have banned women and children from entering the playground. Finland Considers Giving Returning Islamic State Fighters Priority Housing 6 September Around 80 Finnish citizens have travelled to the Middle East to fight for Islamic State and now the government is considering allowing those who return to skip housing queues to help them better integrate back into society. Report: Population Explosion in Africa Will Fuel Ongoing Migrant Crisis 5 September A new analysis by the Austrian armed forces warns that Europe should be cautious about celebrating the slowdown of migration from Africa saying the numbers could be much higher in the near future. EU Dismisses Hungarian Request for ‘Solidarity’ over Border Controls, ‘We Won’t Support Fences’ 4 September The European Commission has announced that it will not fund border fences, slapping down Hungary’s request for help financing immigration control measures that the nation says protect Europe from an even larger influx of illegal immigrants. Failed Asylum Seekers Use Italy as Back Door to European Union Residency 4 September Thousands of migrants whose asylum applications were rejected in Northern Europe are returning to Italy because it is ‘easier’ to obtain European Union residency documents, according to claims from regional officials and aid workers. German Authorities Tipped off to over 330 War Criminals Among Asylum Seekers 4 September German authorities have been tipped off to the identities of over 330 war criminals from Syria and Iraq amongst ordinary asylum seekers since 2015, with many of the tips coming from other asylum seekers. Iraqi Asylum Seeker Arrested for Attempted Rape in Alpine Resort Town 4 September A 20-year-old Iraqi asylum seeker has been arrested after he tried to rape a woman who was hiking in the German ski town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Romanian Coastguard Intercept Boat of 87 Migrants on Black Sea 3 September Romania’s coastguard says it has intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 87 migrants in the Black Sea that was sailing toward the Romanian coast. A statement said border police spotted the vessel on Sunday morning east of Illegal Immigrant Charged with Supplying Hundreds of SIM Cards to Islamic State Jihadists in Iraq and Syria 3 September An illegal Iraqi Kurd appeared in court charged with supplying over 400 mobile phone SIM cards to jihadists in Iraq and Syria to set up social media accounts. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-09-07 |
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