Should the EU set up migrant return centres outside the bloc -- and if so, where and for whom? Currently less than 20 percent of people ordered to leave the bloc are returned to their country of origin,

European Union ministers responsible for EU affairs agreed on Wednesday to strengthen the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) with an additional €250 million, Polish Minister for EU Affairs Adam Szłapka said.

The closed-door meeting in Warsaw is informal, meaning ministers won't make any formal decisions. The point is to allow ministers to discuss ideas freely to lay the ground for solid agreements in the Council of the European Union – essentially an EU legislative chamber representing national governments.

European Union home affairs ministers met in Warsaw on Thursday to discuss migration, a day after the German parliament backed plans for tighter rules, including turning away all asylum seekers at Germany's borders.

Ministers also discussed ways to prepare European citizens to respond to various threats, from invasions to natural disasters.

Greece’s migration minister says the European Union is poised to take stricter measures on migration in 2025, with a focus on expanded deportations, but will not adopt the hard-line methods used by th

As authorities investigate the fourth Baltic Sea cable-cutting incident in recent months European leaders have expressed concern about the frequency of

Poland’s presidency of the European Union is firmly focused on security. The challenges and contradictions of defending the bloc and its values are stark at Poland's border with Belarus, Russia's ally in its war on Ukraine.

Standing at the base of a five-meter-high (16-foot) metal fence topped by barbed-wire running along the border with Belarus, armed Polish soldiers are on the lookout for migrants.

The EU aims to implement stricter migration measures in 2025, focusing on increased deportations. Unlike Trump-era policies, these will avoid extreme methods. Migration is now seen as a security issue.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. On taking office, Tusk made clear what was central for him: Europe must be ready for war.

EU and international agencies that work with ... A draft law winding its way through parliament would see the border shut for 60 days if Warsaw suspects that migrants are being “weaponized ...