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Finland completes fence along border with Russia
Since 2023, Helsinki has been constructing sections of border fencing to protect the country from incursions by irregular migrants allegedly sent by Moscow to destabilize the European nation.

Migrants express opinion on election in Saxony Anhalt: 'What does it matter if the AfD win when Germany has been racist from the start?'
Migrants in the capital of Berlin share their reactions to the AfD's landmark state election victory in Saxony Anhalt. They talk about their experiences of living in Germany and what some perceive as a changing environment even before this political landslide.

Golden Visa: New Blow as Greece Raises Property Transfer Tax

Germany: From emigration to immigration destination
Migration is a sensitive topic in Germany, with public debate dominated by the fear of uncontrolled immigration. But over two centuries, millions of Germans emigrated in search of a better life.

Greece’s 15% Transfer Tax Reaches Conversions, the Golden Visa’s Cheapest Route

Five EU states target 2027 for first migrant 'return hubs' outside bloc
Five EU states have agreed a common model for offshore "return hubs" and aim to sign a first deal with a non‑EU country this year, but rights groups and past failures in Rwanda and Albania raise sharp legal, financial and human rights questions.

Masked anti-migrant protesters block UK's Dover terminal
Chanting "stop the boats" and wearing balaclavas, the demonstrators blocked traffic at the UK's busiest international ferry port.

UK government condemns anti-migrant protests
Hundreds gathered in Portsmouth after some refugees arrived by boat from France, a day after masked protesters disrupted traffic at the port of Dover.

Travellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire
Sources indicate some members states will not enforce EES biometric controls after 6 September deadline What are the new EU border checks and how will they affect your holiday? Travellers to the EU could face renewed border queues as flexibility measures for the bloc’s entry-exit system officially c…

Greece Is Preparing to Update Golden Visa Program

Sweden confirms 458 Britons deported or forcibly removed since Brexit
Scale of deportations made public for first time amid criticism of hardline approach to UK citizens Sweden has confirmed 458 British citizens have been deported or forcibly removed by police since Brexit. It is the first time the scale of the deportations of citizens who failed to secure residency i…
About Greece
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Living in Greece as an American in 2026
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Greece’s Mitsotakis: EU needs new tools to fight back against weaponized migration
Multilingualization of Alien Immigration
ΔΔ:Golden visa programme (investment in a listed real property) – Initial issuance
ΔΔ:Golden visa (timeshare) – Initial issuance
ΔΔ:Permanent golden visa (change of use) – Initial issuance
Here’s Why I’d Choose Portugal’s Golden Visa Over Greece’s (And Here’s Why I Wouldn’t)
ΔΔ:Residence permit for humanitarian reasons - Husbands of homogeneous discontinuation of cohabitation – Home administration
ΔΔ:Inter-company transfer residence permit – Initial issuance (‘E.2’)
ΔΔ:Issuance of a residence permit for an intra-corporate transfer – Renewal (‘E.2’)
ΔΔ:Residence permit on humanitarian grounds – Victims of trafficking in human beings – Initial issuance
ΔΔ:Transferring to another municipality due to two years of residence
Across the Schengen Area
Trial into deadliest migrant Channel crossing begins in France
Spain's top criminal court launches criminal investigation into Ceuta migrant influx
Anti-migrant protests are 'wake-up call' for UK government, says police commissioner
Report of suspected attack on baby dolphin in Ceuta area where migrants are staying
Spain to maintain border checks on arrivals from Italy until 22 September
Germany urges EU to cut Russians’ holiday visas after sabotage attacks
Passport for a newborn: Birth tourism as part of Russia's new emigration
Five EU countries aim to send migrants to return hubs by 2027
Bosnia and Herzegovina intercepts 96 migrants at Croatia border
Over 80 feared dead after Gambian migrant boat drifts 27 days to Canary Islands
Migrant arrivals in Ceuta: What does the Schengen Agreement say about border protection?
Germany: How to woo voters with an immigrant background
Spain: Tensions in aftermath of Ceuta mass migrant crossing
Over 155 migrants arrive on Crete and Gavdos as Greek authorities pursue case against 14-year-old boy
Expiring emergency migration laws could be key to unlocking Hungary's EU fines
Five migrants die on boat en route to Canary Islands
New Black Sea blockade fuels fears of food crisis and migration wave
The Ceuta border breach was leapt on by Europe’s right. That doesn’t absolve Spain | María Ramírez
Spain’s PM says no evidence ‘whatsoever’ Morocco behind Ceuta border breach
‘We need a touch of humanity’: Swedish opposition pledges to help Britons facing deportation
UN Refugee Agency to cut budget and 3,500 jobs
Spanish report flags Moroccan police's 'total permissiveness' in Ceuta migrant rush
Wife of British man at risk of deportation from Sweden calls on Burnham to intervene
EU countries showed 'broad support' for moving forward with visa ban for Russian combatants, Kallas says
Ceuta: Spain says most economic migrants won't qualify for asylum
Germany: Another 22 men deported to Afghanistan
Spanish police chief denies existence of report blaming Morocco for Ceuta migrant crossings
EU eyes additional sanctions on Ukrainian children deportation
Italy expels 23 Egyptians under EU-Egypt migration cooperation
Spanish government approves €309 million aid package for Ceuta amid migrant crisis
Moroccan navy intercepts 201 migrants headed to Spain's Canary Islands
Ceuta: Four migrants arrested as Spain asks EU for help processing migrants
Schengen strained, solidarity broken and return hubs disputed: EU struggles again with migration