60,000 asylum seekers have reached EU in 2014
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12:50 04/06/2014
The EU's border agency Frontex says that a record number of asylum seekers have entered the EU by sea and on foot in 2014. So far, Frontex estimates the total at about 60,000. The migrants have...
UK's migrant population quadruples in 60 years
15:35 10/01/2014
The UK's Office for National Statistics has released information about the make-up of the country's immigrant population since 1951. The main finding s that the immigrant population quadrupled from 1...
Syrians due to overtake Afghans as largest refugee population
19:03 24/12/2013
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) believes that Syrians will soon make up the largest refugee population on earth. Syrian refugees are expected to outnumber displaced Afghans...
Syrian refugees reach Europe
9:59 01/10/2013
Refugees from the Syrian civil war are attempting to enter Europe in large numbers. The Bulgarian government has asked for assistance from the European Union. As of 17th September, there were over 4,...
UK immigration grants some Afghan interpreters right to settle
19:48 16/09/2013
The UK immigration minister, Mark Harper, has announced a range of changes to the Immigration Rules which should come into force on 1st October 2013. Among the main changes is a decision to allow...
More than 6m Syrians displaced by conflict
14:52 05/09/2013
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that more than 6m people have now been displaced from their homes because of the civil war. Of these, over 2m have fled the country...
