BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 21 (UNHCR) - Officials from the UN refugee agency and the European Union (EU) have strongly urged European countries to give priority to the quality of their asylum ...

German lawmakers have approved measures to tighten asylum regulations and ease access to the labour market for asylum seekers ...

The German parliament's internal affairs committee on Wednesday passed two government draft laws for the implementation of EU ...

The German Parliament has voted in favor of implementing the new Common European Asylum System and has agreed on toughening ...

The EU list of safe countries of origin will speed up asylum processes; the safe third country concept tightens admissibility rules.

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years — though some advocates fear a focus ...

The European Commission has adopted a modified proposal for a Council directive on minimum standards on procedures in member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status. The minimum standards ...

People holding banners gather to stage a protest to show solidarity with asylum seekers and refugees at Heldenplatz square in Vienna, Austria Austria’s government has unveiled national measures to ...

The European Commission has opened an infringement procedure against Hungary for violating EU asylum laws. The EU executive sent the formal notice to Hungary on October 30, warning Budapest that new ...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the court cannot review challenges to asylum interview procedures in a suit filed by migrants seeking asylum. The court ...