Will EU migration deal convince voters? Pact is stark dividing line in EU elections
Produced by Sophie Samaille, Isabelle Romero and Perrine Desplats
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Le Pen's breakout moment? French government split by far-right backing of immigration bill
"An ideological victory," hails Le Pen, whose National Rally is now the largest opposition party in France's lower house of parliament. Is this the definitive end of pariah status for a movement with a Nazi collaborator past?
'We have a historic opportunity to get it right on migration': EU Commission VP Schinas
We start with the shock win by the far right in the Dutch elections – something that is linked to voters' concerns and fears about migration and immigration. Schinas is cautious in his reaction.
'We're not asking for the moon': Forty years on, what legacy for French anti-racism march?
Our reporters caught up with Djamel, Farid, Marilaure and Toumi, some of the protagonists of the 1983 march. Heroes to a whole generation of immigrants and second-generation immigrants in France, they bring us an uncompromising view of their initiative that shook up French society, but also on what has happened since.
At the migration crossroads: Germany tightens grip on Polish border
A report by Anne Mailliet, Caroline du Bled, Willy Mahler, and Nick Spicer.
Foreign students in Northern Cyprus: False promises and disillusion
With nearly 50,000 foreign students, mainly from Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, education has become a lucrative business in Northern Cyprus. According to authorities, it generates a third of GDP – more than tourism. In order to recruit students, universities employ so-called agents, often former students themselves. They are paid a commission – up to $800 per student – for each person they sign up. But this system leads to problematic behaviour, particularly on the part of African agents.
US authorities brace for surge of illegal immigration as Title 42 expires
Meanwhile in Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed a decree stipulating a quota of 30 percent of Black people in high-level "positions of trust" in the civil service. In Brazil, where Black people represent more than 50 percent of the population, Lula says that despite the nation's status as the second most Black nation on the planet, the country has not settled its accounts with 350 years of slavery. Our correspondents report.
UK funding France detention site is 'wrong way to go': EU Commission VP Schinas
'"The EU has not produced a cohesive asylum and migration policy, and this is one of the historic failures of the EU," Schinas tells Armen Georgian. "We've had to work as firefighters, running from one crisis to another. Now the time has come to produce this big agreement. We need to build a house with three floors. The first is relations with countries of origin and transit countries. We'll never be able to manage internally unless we manage externally. The second floor is border management. That means a more collective system for protecting our external border, and uniform border procedures for all member states. And the third floor is the solidarity floor; burden-sharing, across all 27 member states."