The idea of Europe as a borderless utopia is one of the most enduring myths in modern politics. To the casual traveler, moving from Paris to Prague or Berlin to Rome feels effortless, a symbol of ...

Greek border officers patrol along the steel fence next to Evros river between Greece and Turkey in April 2023. Credit - Nicolas Economou—NurPhoto/Getty Images And this has yielded results. Across the ...

In April 2026, Europe will fully transition to biometric borders, marking the end of physical passport stamps. This shift ...

The European Parliament, Commission and Council agreed on June 21 to establish the European Border and Coast Guard. The new agency, which will be an expanded version of the current Frontex agency, is ...

If you’re flying to Europe anytime soon, take note: the European Union’s long-awaited Entry/Exit System (EES) officially launches today, October 12. After years of planning and multiple delays, the EU ...

In March, the number of detections of illegal border crossings on Europe’s main migratory routes fell by nearly half from the previous month to around 4,650*. The total number of illegal border ...

“If we take a long-term look on our proposal of the new modern European Union budget, the next seven-year budget, we are tripling the investment in migration and border management and protection.

The Schengen Agreement, signed in 1985, all but eliminates border controls among 29 European countries. Despite the political sensitivity and technical difficulty of regulating migration, the ...

The sudden closure of internal European borders during the COVID-19 crisis had not only practical consequences, but also changed how people thought about immigration and Europe. Recent research from ...

This training manual is designed to facilitate the training of European Union border and entry officials on the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers in the context of mixed migration movements. It ...