# European Union

ARCHIVE - 24.07.2018, Berlin: Horst Seehofer (CSU), Federal Minister of the Interior, Home and Construction, answers questions from journalists at the presentation of the 2017 report on the protection of the constitution. (dpa "Seehofer lays cornerstones for immigration law" from 08/16/2018) Photo: Wolfgang Kumm / dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
ARCHIVE - 24.07.2018, Berlin: Horst Seeh […]
Migrants, News

Interior Ministry: Germany seals migrant return deal with Greece

Germany has reached an agreement with Greece to send back migrants to the Mediterranean country if they have already applied for asylum there, a German Interior Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
5 days ago
13.08.2018, Turkey, Ankara: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, giving a speech to Turkish ambassadors in the Presidential Palace. After another dramatic slump of the lira on the stock exchanges, the Minister of Finance and the Central Bank on 13.08. Emergency measures taken. Photo: Uncredited / Presidency Press Service / AP / dpa +++ dpa broadcast +++
13.08.2018, Turkey, Ankara: Recep Tayyip […]
Eurozone

Europe, Germany forced to the sidelines in Turkish crisis

Financial and political stability in Turkey is critical to Europe. But EU leaders are finding it hard to help end an ongoing crisis in Turkey amid long-standing tensions with Ankara.
7 days ago
Crew members wave as the rescue ship Aquarius, chartered by French aid group SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), leaves the harbour in Marseille, southeastern France, on August 1, 2018, after docking for maintenance. Photo: Boris Horvat / AFP
Crew members wave as the rescue ship Aqu […]
Migrants, Photo

EU faces fresh standoff over Aquarius migrant boat

European countries face pressure to resolve a new standoff with operators of the migrant rescue ship Aquarius which is stranded for a second time in the Mediterranean carrying 141 people.
1 week ago
German economy minister Peter Altmaier pictured during a joint press conference with the European Commission Vice-President in charge of Energy at the Economy Ministry in Berlin on July 17, 2018
German economy minister Peter Altmaier p […]
Trade, Infographic

Trump trade rows are ‘destroying’ growth, says German minister

Germany's economy minister lashes out at US President Trump, slamming his global trade rows and efforts to "dictate" Europe's dealings with Iran through renewed US sanctions.
1 week ago
ddpatopbilder - HANDOUT - The Syrian Sami is sitting on 01.12.2017 in a small dinghy and floating on the Mediterranean Sea. After 20 hours, employees of the aid organization Proactiva Open Arms rescued him. (to dpa "Syrian alone with inflatable boat on the run - miraculous rescue" from 04.12.2017 - WARNING: use only for editorial purposes in the context of current reporting with complete citation "Proactiva Open Arms / dpa" - No sale) Photo: Proactiva Open Arms / dpa +++ (c) dpa - broadcasting +++
ddpatopbilder - HANDOUT - The Syrian Sam […]
Migrants

NGO migrant vessel docks in Spain after turned away from Italy, Malta

Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta.
2 weeks ago
03.08.2018, France, Bormes-les-Mimosas: Emmanuel Macron, President of France, meets Theresa May, Prime Minister of Great Britain, in the south of France to discuss Brexit. The Brexit meeting between French President Macron and British Prime Minister May has met with clear criticism in advance. Photo: Sebastien Nogier / EPA POOL / AP / dpa +++ dpa broadcast +++
03.08.2018, France, Bormes-les-Mimosas: […]
Brexit

Britain’s May to push Brexit plan at Macron’s French retreat

Theresa May has met Emmanuel Macron as she stepped up her efforts to win backing for her Brexit plans.
2 weeks ago