Incidents of hate crime aimed at the UK’s Polish community increased after the summer’s EU referendum and as a result, some Poles are considering leaving the country. Joanna Kalinowska believes that the decision to leave the EU was a turning point – when anti-Polish sentiment became increasingly vocalised and continuing to live in the UK became a much less attractive… Read more »
Based on the article, migrants may face animosity, discrimination, and even death threats once relocated from Calais. I think it is human nature to oppose change and I understand why the villages receiving migrants are feeling alarmed and threatened. However, the migrants are ethnically and culturally different and if native inhabitants are open they could be in a unique position… Read more »
The French authorities have already made detailed plans for moving migrants out of the Jungle camp near Calais. They want this to be a swift and efficient operation. The police, NGOs and asylum services have had many weeks to prepare, and on paper, all is in place. A fleet of 150 buses has been hired. Over the next few days,… Read more »
A flotilla of Russian warships is passing through the English Channel en route to Syria. Two British naval ships are shadowing the vessels. The Ministry of Defence said they would be “man-marked every step of the way” while near UK waters. A Russian tug, believed to be in convoy with the taskforce, entered the channel first off the coast near… Read more »
A trade deal between the EU and Canada is on the brink of collapse after talks between Canada and a Belgian region broke down on Friday. Canada’s Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland left the talks in Brussels, saying the EU was “not capable” of signing a trade deal even with Canada. Talks on the deal began in 2009. Belgium, the only country… Read more »
I am shocked that these migrants are brave enough to travel in precarious boats just at the chance of a new start. They have no life jackets and are traveling in darkness in a vessel made of plastic and rubber. It really highlights how bad their current situation is; they would rather die trying to escape then stay and live.
A rescue mission in the Mediterranean is a waiting game. Going to the aid of people risking the secretive and dangerous crossing to Europe requires planning and patience.
Only the Conservatives can build a “united Britain” in which “fairness is restored” and opportunities are shared more equally, Theresa May has said. The prime minister told the party’s conference the UK must change after the “quiet revolution” of the Brexit vote, urging people to “seize the day”.
Two Russian Blackjack bombers were intercepted by fighter jets from four European countries as they flew from the direction of Norway to northern Spain and back, it has emerged. Norway, the UK, France and Spain all scrambled jets as the TU-160 planes skirted the airspace of each country.
Should a 14-year-old married girl who migrates to Europe be viewed as a child – or a spouse? The issue has put European governments in a spin: forcing a policy U-turn in Denmark, new legislation in the Netherlands and an agonised debate in Germany.