Poland's Fortified Border: A Response to Belarus-Orchestrated Migration
Poland's 186-km border fence with Belarus, completed in summer 2023, uses concrete barriers, barbed wire, and electronic surveillance to counter irregular migration orchestrated by Belarusian authorities, though human rights concerns remain regarding pushbacks.
Poland's Fortified Border: A Response to Belarus-Orchestrated Migration
Poland's 186-km border fence with Belarus, completed in summer 2023, uses concrete barriers, barbed wire, and electronic surveillance to counter irregular migration orchestrated by Belarusian authorities, though human rights concerns remain regarding pushbacks.
Progress
44% Bias Score
EPP Prioritizes Competitiveness, Migration Control, and Military Strength
The center-right European People's Party (EPP) met in Berlin on Saturday to outline its 2025 priorities: curbing the far-right, boosting competitiveness (particularly addressing a 30% GDP gap with the US in 2023, up from 17% in 2002 due to low EU productivity), and halting illegal migration, with le...
EPP Prioritizes Competitiveness, Migration Control, and Military Strength
The center-right European People's Party (EPP) met in Berlin on Saturday to outline its 2025 priorities: curbing the far-right, boosting competitiveness (particularly addressing a 30% GDP gap with the US in 2023, up from 17% in 2002 due to low EU productivity), and halting illegal migration, with le...
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56% Bias Score
German Left Party Convention Highlights Internal Divisions and Electoral Challenges
Germany's Left Party, polling at 3-4%, held a convention outlining a strategy to enter the Bundestag by securing direct mandates through prominent figures, focusing on rent control and wealth taxes while avoiding key issues like migration and economic growth.
German Left Party Convention Highlights Internal Divisions and Electoral Challenges
Germany's Left Party, polling at 3-4%, held a convention outlining a strategy to enter the Bundestag by securing direct mandates through prominent figures, focusing on rent control and wealth taxes while avoiding key issues like migration and economic growth.
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68% Bias Score
Mexico City Church Provides Refuge to Hundreds of Migrants Awaiting U.S. Entry
In Mexico City, Father Benito Torres's church provides daily meals and refuge to 800-1000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, Angolans, and Haitians, waiting in a tent camp for U.S. entry via the CBP One app, facing hardships exacerbated by the incoming Trump administration's anticipated stricter immigrat...
Mexico City Church Provides Refuge to Hundreds of Migrants Awaiting U.S. Entry
In Mexico City, Father Benito Torres's church provides daily meals and refuge to 800-1000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, Angolans, and Haitians, waiting in a tent camp for U.S. entry via the CBP One app, facing hardships exacerbated by the incoming Trump administration's anticipated stricter immigrat...
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52% Bias Score
Bulgaria: Border Police Obstruct Aid to Asylum Seekers
In late 2024, Italian volunteer Gaia witnessed and experienced systematic obstruction by Bulgarian border police against humanitarian aid efforts for asylum seekers near the Turkish border, highlighting a broader European issue of pushbacks and human rights violations; reports indicate over 51,000 s...
Bulgaria: Border Police Obstruct Aid to Asylum Seekers
In late 2024, Italian volunteer Gaia witnessed and experienced systematic obstruction by Bulgarian border police against humanitarian aid efforts for asylum seekers near the Turkish border, highlighting a broader European issue of pushbacks and human rights violations; reports indicate over 51,000 s...
Progress
52% Bias Score
France to Revoke Visa-Free Travel for Algerian Officials Amidst Diplomatic Dispute
French Interior Minister GĂ©rald Darmanin announced plans to revoke the 2013 Franco-Algerian agreement granting visa-free travel to Algerian officials, citing escalating tensions between the two countries, spurred by the arrest and deportation of an Algerian influencer in France.
France to Revoke Visa-Free Travel for Algerian Officials Amidst Diplomatic Dispute
French Interior Minister GĂ©rald Darmanin announced plans to revoke the 2013 Franco-Algerian agreement granting visa-free travel to Algerian officials, citing escalating tensions between the two countries, spurred by the arrest and deportation of an Algerian influencer in France.
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44% Bias Score
EPP Summit Focuses on EU Competitiveness, Migration, and US Relations
The European People's Party (EPP) summit in Berlin addressed competitiveness, migration, EU-US relations, and internal security, with Greek PM Mitsotakis meeting with CDU leader Merz and European Parliament President Metsola, amid rising far-right influence in Germany and Austria.
EPP Summit Focuses on EU Competitiveness, Migration, and US Relations
The European People's Party (EPP) summit in Berlin addressed competitiveness, migration, EU-US relations, and internal security, with Greek PM Mitsotakis meeting with CDU leader Merz and European Parliament President Metsola, amid rising far-right influence in Germany and Austria.
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40% Bias Score
German Expert Warns of Populist Migration Rhetoric Ahead of Elections
Conflict researcher Andreas Zick criticizes the populist manipulation of migration issues in the German federal election campaign, advocating for earlier immigrant support, a dedicated migration ministry, and highlighting the disproportionate focus on the relatively low number of irregular migrants ...
German Expert Warns of Populist Migration Rhetoric Ahead of Elections
Conflict researcher Andreas Zick criticizes the populist manipulation of migration issues in the German federal election campaign, advocating for earlier immigrant support, a dedicated migration ministry, and highlighting the disproportionate focus on the relatively low number of irregular migrants ...
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44% Bias Score
Mexico City Church Aids Migrants Awaiting US Entry Amidst Looming Policy Changes
Padre Benito Torres' church in Mexico City provides daily meals and temporary shelter to 800-1000 migrantsâprimarily Venezuelans, Angolans, and Haitiansâawaiting US entry via the CBP One app, highlighting the humanitarian crisis amidst stricter anticipated US immigration policies under the Trump adm...
Mexico City Church Aids Migrants Awaiting US Entry Amidst Looming Policy Changes
Padre Benito Torres' church in Mexico City provides daily meals and temporary shelter to 800-1000 migrantsâprimarily Venezuelans, Angolans, and Haitiansâawaiting US entry via the CBP One app, highlighting the humanitarian crisis amidst stricter anticipated US immigration policies under the Trump adm...
Progress
44% Bias Score
Haiti's Displacement Crisis: 1 Million Internally Displaced Due to Gang Violence
Gang violence in Haiti has caused internal displacement to surpass 1 million people, a threefold increase from December 2023, straining resources and worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis; the forced return of 200,000 Haitians from the Dominican Republic further compounds the problem.
Haiti's Displacement Crisis: 1 Million Internally Displaced Due to Gang Violence
Gang violence in Haiti has caused internal displacement to surpass 1 million people, a threefold increase from December 2023, straining resources and worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis; the forced return of 200,000 Haitians from the Dominican Republic further compounds the problem.
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40% Bias Score
German Parties Reassess Strategies Amidst AfD's Rise
In Germany, the AfD's rising popularity in polls, exceeding 20% ahead of the upcoming Bundestag election, is prompting established parties to re-evaluate their strategies. CSU leader Markus Söder proposes a shift from confrontation to addressing voter anxieties, including expanding family benefits a...
German Parties Reassess Strategies Amidst AfD's Rise
In Germany, the AfD's rising popularity in polls, exceeding 20% ahead of the upcoming Bundestag election, is prompting established parties to re-evaluate their strategies. CSU leader Markus Söder proposes a shift from confrontation to addressing voter anxieties, including expanding family benefits a...
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56% Bias Score
German Election: Economy and Migration Dominate
Germany's upcoming snap election on February 23rd is dominated by migration and economic concerns, with the Social Democrats (SPD) focusing on increased investment and wages, the Greens on energy costs and electric vehicles, and the conservatives (CDU/CSU) on reducing spending and taxes.
German Election: Economy and Migration Dominate
Germany's upcoming snap election on February 23rd is dominated by migration and economic concerns, with the Social Democrats (SPD) focusing on increased investment and wages, the Greens on energy costs and electric vehicles, and the conservatives (CDU/CSU) on reducing spending and taxes.
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36% Bias Score