People in Western Europe

  • Children on the move from Africa do not first aim to go to Europe, new UNICEF study shows

    BOTSWANA, 2017/07/29 Children on the move into Europe from Africa take the decision to leave home on their own and do not initially intend to go to Europe. For the majority the systematic trauma and abuse they witnessed or suffered in Libya caused them to flee to Europe and take the terrifying Central Mediterranean sea route, according to a new study commissioned by UNICEF and carried out by REACH.

  • Migration drives EU population up, Luxembourg, Sweden, Malta register large growth in 2016

    CROATIA, 2017/07/11 Eurostat on Monday said in a press release that the people of the European Union (EU) was estimated at 511.8 million on January 1, 2017 due to net migration. According to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, during the year of 2016, 18 EU members witnessed people increases, while 10 members witnessed people decreases. The major increase was recorded in Luxembourg which was 19.8 per 1,000 residents, according to the data. Sweden's 14.5 per 1,000 residents and Malta's 13.8 per 1,000 residents ranked the second and the third.

  • Switzerland Prepares For Wave Of Immigrants

    SWITZERLAND, 2017/07/08 Switzerland is strengthening the police presence on its southern border, anticipating a summer increase in migrants who want to reach Germany and northern Europe. In addition, the government has not ruled out making further payments to the European Union. Summer is the holiday season. But for tens of thousands of people who leave their country because of conflicts or poverty, summer is the best time to travel to Europe. In the completed few days, additional than 12,000 people have arrived in Italy.

  • Germany's Angela Merkel ‘Historic challenge’

    GERMANY, 2016/01/03 In a year of crises for Europe, from the Ukraine war to Greece’s deficit turmoil to the historic refugee influx, Germany’s Angela Merkel emerged as the continent’s de facto leader, drawing additional praise and fire than ever. Whether spearheading EU diplomacy with Moscow, bargaining with Athens over tough bail-out terms or responding to the world’s biggest refugee wave since World War II – Merkel was in the middle, again and again. At a time of growing uncertainty and division in Europe, the pragmatic quantum chemist whom Germans call “Mutti”, or mummy, preached fiscal rectitude and humanitarian principles, often drawing a mixed response.

  • The European Union (EU) and Tunisia signed an agreement on population

    EUROPEAN UNION, 2014/03/05 The European Union (EU) and Tunisia on Monday signed an agreement on the movement of populations between the Europe and Tunisia. The EU Commissioner in charge of Interior affairs, Mrs Cecilia Malmström, and the Tunisian ambassador to the EU, Tehar Cherif, both read a joint declaration, stating that the agreement is as well meant to promote a common and responsible management of migration -- through the simplification of visa procedures. Mrs. Malmström indicated that the EU will support the Tunisian authorities in their efforts regarding political asylum with a view to establishing a system of protection for refugees and asylum seekers.
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