Merkel’s humanitarian approach to the refugee crisis has failed, declares German media. The countries of the European Union have abandoned her idea of an “open-arms migrant policy”, preferring to re-seal their internal borders and re-erect fences to prevent an inflow of refugee into their territories. European countries have apparently rejected Merkel’s open-arms approach to the refugee... 

Across Europe, anti-EU sentiment is on the rise, as illustrated by an exclusive map revealing a widespread decline in optimism about the European Union’s future. The Eurobarometer survey, conducted by the EU itself, indicates a significant drop in optimism in all but three of the 28 member states. Notably, the negative outlook has intensified in the Netherlands and Germany, where the majority... 

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced plans to call a referendum on mandatory migrant quotas proposed by the EU as a solution to the current crisis engulfing Europe. Orban hinted he hoped Hungarians would reject the plan. Orban said that the referendum question would be: “Do you want the European Union to be able to mandatory settle non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary, even without... 

British PM David Cameron says the referendum on EU membership will take place on June 23. The announcement comes after the leader clinched a deal with EU leaders Friday evening. He says he will “campaign with all his heart” to urge Britons to agree to remain in the bloc. “I will go to parliament and propose that the British people decide our future in Europe through an in-out referendum... 

As Hungary’s central bank buys guns and bullets to protect against “international security risks,” a report citing a source close to the EU Commission suggests that the deepening chaos of the migrant crisis could force the EU to begin closing its borders to refugees on March 1st. Danas, a daily newspaper published in Belgrade, Serbia, is reporting that, “The European Union will close the borders... 

The EU has overridden objections from Athens, giving Greece three months to tighten up security on its borders. If it fails to do so, other Schengen states will be entitled to erect border controls around Greece for up to two years. A list of 50 recommendations for Greece was drawn up on the basis of a report compiled by the EU Commission last week. When the proposal was tabled in Brussels on Friday,... 

Italy’s premier has harshly criticized the EU’s recent economic policies, describing them as a “pointless remedy” for a terminally-ill patient. Matteo Renzi censured the austerity measures imposed on many European states over the past several years and said austerity economics only has caused Europe to be left behind by the United States. “The countries that have had growth in Europe have... 

Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova is holding a weekly press briefing in Moscow. On the Meeting of the Syria Support Group in Munich. Maria Zakharova has revealed plans to hold an upcoming meeting on Syria. Stressing the need to include the Syrian Kurds — Syrian Democratic Unity Party (PYD) — in the negotiation process. She stressed that the negotiations could lead to... 

EU ministers will meet in Amsterdam to discuss steps to allow states to reintroduce national border controls for two years, possibly spelling the end for the 30-year-old Schengen Agreement allowing passport-free travel across 26 states, according to reports. The refugee crisis has pushed Europe to “a make or break” point, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said at the World Economic Forum in Davos last... 

The International Monetary Fund is recommending that a million European migrants from the Middle East and Africa be paid below the minimum wage. The international organization argues undercutting the European labor market is the only feasible way to integrate the migrants. EuroActiv, a source for European Union news, reported on Wednesday: For the IMF, employment is the major means by which the refugees... 

The new Moldovan government was sworn in at night, following a day of furious protests against the newly appointed pro-EU prime minister. Angry demonstrators clashed with police and stormed the parliamentary office shortly after the lawmakers’ vote. The ceremony was initially postponed due to the protest. However, it became known post factum that the new cabined was sworn overnight in by the President... 

The EU President’s confrontational approach to EU countries’ policies outside of bureaucratic protocol has alienated both leaders an the public, as Euroskeptic parties gain in the polls. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker claimed that the European Union’s currency, the euro, would make no sense without open borders provided for by the Schengen agreement. The statement... 

The European Commission has launched a “rule-of-law” investigation into Poland’s new legislation concerning its Constitutional court and media. The probe could eventually lead to the suspension of the country’s voting rights within the European Union. On Wednesday, the Commission decided to carry out a preliminary assessment of the controversial laws recently adopted in Poland that, according... 

Up to 10 million more refugees will travel to Europe from Syria and Iraq as the migrant crisis spirals further out of control, a senior politician has warned. Gerd Muller predicted the continent would face an even bigger refugee influx as migrants seek to escape “misery” in their homelands. The German development minister slammed the European Union for failing to control the crisis, saying... 

An astonishing Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that President Putin signed an order this morning authorizing the movement of up to 100,000 Federation troops to the Western Front to be comprised of three new divisions and five regiments of Strategic Missile Forces equipped with atomic weapons to prepare for an expected counter-attack by NATO forces due to Russia...