MARRAKECH, Morocco — Italian director Matteo Garrone hopes that the way his film “Io Capitano” frames the journey taken by Senegalese teenagers to Europe as an adventure, albeit a harrowing one, will make it more compelling to audiences regardless of politics. The film, which played over the weekend at the […]
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‘Very concerned’ about EU’s finances, Estonian leader says Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, said when arriving for the second day of the summit that she was “very concerned” about last night’s discussions about amending the EU’s long-term budget. “We have to consider the crisis that we have ongoing right now,” […]
Spain is losing control on migrant arrivals in the Canary Islands. The President of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has expressed criticism over the government’s handling of the immigration emergency, highlighting what he called “different speeches” in the approach to the crisis. Last Monday, the Acting Minister of the Interior, […]
Delegates at a gathering of EU leaders were forced to drop a declaration on migration that diplomats are understood to have been preparing for weeks. Poland and Hungary forced delegates to remove the passage in a last-minute row over migration during a meeting in Grenada, Spain. At the end of […]
EU Commission chief ‘confident’ of US support for Ukraine As concerns grow about the future of US support for Kyiv, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in Granada that she has confidence in Washington’s commitment. “It was very important that President Biden informed us at the beginning of […]
Prominent figures on the far right have praised Suella Braverman’s speech in which she warned of the “existential challenge” posed by illegal migration, and vowed to “capitalise” on her intervention. The home secretary has already caused concern among liberal Tory MPs over her apparent threats to leave the European convention […]
EU ‘making progress’ on new migration crisis rules, commissioner says The EU’s commissioner for home affairs Ylva Johansson said this morning that “we are making progress” and she is “optimistic” that European government can reach an agreement today on a proposal for crisis rules in cases when Europe experiences a […]
Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves Robles speaks during his joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 24 March 2023. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights PANAMA CITY, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves will visit Panama’s […]