Shorouk Express Are Spaniards falling for the anti-immigration rhetoric sweeping across Europe and the US, or is far-right Vox rising in the polls due to other domestic issues unrelated to foreigners? Political observers in Spain have for some time thought that the next government will likely include the far-right Vox party. Whether it be a…
Shorouk Express After the UK government recently unveiled immigration plans inspired by another centre-left government in Copenhagen, The Local looks to Spain and considers how the hardline Danish model isn’t the only way to respond to Europe’s surge in anti-immigration sentiment. There are arguably only three centre-left governments left in western Europe: Denmark, Spain and…
Shorouk Express Over six million Ukrainians have settled elsewhere in Europe since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country in February 2022. Approximately 4.3 million have been granted temporary protection. This allows them to reside and work freely in European Union member states. According to statistics from the UNHCR, Poland is the EU country that hosts…
Shorouk Express The violent protest triggered a backlash among Dutch officials from both the left and right. Dutch Justice Minister Foort van Oosten called violence against police “absolutely unacceptable.” “Demonstrating is a great thing in the Netherlands, but hands off our officers!” van Oosten wrote on social media. Far-right leader Geert Wilders also condemned the…
Shorouk Express In a highly symbolic example of how Germany’s government is now seeking to propel Europe’s migration shift rather than moderate it, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt recently hosted counterparts from several European countries with tough migration stances — including Austria, Denmark and Poland — on his country’s highest mountain in the Bavarian Alps, the Zugspitze,…
