Frey Lindsay

London

Contributor at Forbes

Broadcast Journalist at BBC

Journalist - migration (all kinds, except bird and data) @bbcworldservice, occasionally @InfoMigrants, @BeyondSlavery and others. He/him.

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Migration In Poland: Where The Two Presidential Candidates Stand

1 week ago | forbes.com | Frey Lindsay

Poland is to hold a second-round runoff election in early June to elect the next President. The two candidates appear polar opposites. Liberal-centrist Warsaw mayor, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Platform party, is facing off against conservative Karol Nawrocki who is technically independent but supported by the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS). Both candidates are using migration in Poland as a core campaign issue.
Germany Tightens Migration Rules On Family Reunification, Citizenship

1 week ago | forbes.com | Frey Lindsay

The new German coalition government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz has approved a set of measures to, among other changes, restrict family reunification for people under humanitarian protection in the country. The changes to migration policy are being brought in to, according to the government, “relieve pressure” on the country’s reception and integration infrastructure.
Germany Scraps Informal Visa Rejection Appeals Process

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Frey Lindsay

1 hour agoIran: Iran, Pakistan leaders discuss recent India tensions, Gaza war and border securitySHOTLIST TEHRAN, IRAN (MAY 26, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT “IRANIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND ISLAMIC GUIDANCE” HANDOUT, MUST NOT OBSCURE LOGO — EDITORIAL USE ONLY) 1. IRAN’S PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN WELCOMING PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER SHEHBAZ SHARIF AND HUGGING HIM NEXT TO CAR 2. VARIOUS OF SHARIF AND PEZESHKIAN LISTENING TO NATIONAL ANTHEM 3.
Germany Scraps Informal Visa Rejection Appeals Process

1 week ago | forbes.com | Frey Lindsay

Germany has gotten rid of an informal procedure for people to appeal visa rejections. The system, which the government claimed is too costly to staff, is to be replaced with a more official procedure that is likely to take considerably longer and be more expensive. The move looks likely to affect many Indian citizens in particular, who face a relatively high rate of rejection for Schengen visas, and comes as non-EU nationals face considerable hassle in the visa process.
U.K. Expected To Ask Kosovo For Deal On Migration Deportation Hubs

1 week ago | forbes.com | Frey Lindsay

The United Kingdom government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly considering asking Kosovo to enter into an agreement for a so-called migration ‘return hub’ scheme, wherein failed asylum seekers would be deported from the former to a reception center in the latter. Kosovo is understood to be on a list of nine countries, several of which are in the Balkans, the U.K. is considering for such a scheme, after Albania definitively ruled it out.
Council Of Europe Leader Rebukes EU States’ Open Letter On Migration

1 week ago | forbes.com | Frey Lindsay

The leader of Europe’s oldest intergovernmental institution has issued a statement, in response to an open letter signed by nine EU member states which called into question the role of Europe’s top human rights court regarding migration matters. In doing so, he is the latest to wade into an ongoing debate over the alleged tension between human rights and security in Europe when it comes to migration.
This week in EU policy: More money to defence and the Blue Economy shakes off its Covid blues

1 week ago | impactloop.com | Frey Lindsay

One of the biggest themes we here at Impact Loop have been looking at in recent months has been the way the EU's security pivot – amid Russian aggression and fears of 'hybrid' warfare – might affect the impact investing ecosystem. Billions of euros could be up for grabs for innovative companies that specialise in both defence and civil use, and we've been talking to investors who hope that the need for climate security is not lost in this frenzy.
EU Countries Challenge European Court Of Human Rights Over Migration

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Frey Lindsay

A group of nine EU member states has released an open letter, challenging Europe’s top human rights court over the way it interprets the European Convention on Human Rights regarding migration matters. In particular, the states have complained the court’s rulings have blocked them deporting and surveilling foreigners they consider dangerous, and demanded that security matters be given precedence over human rights considerations when it comes to managing migration.
Forbes JAPAN 公式サイト（フォーブスジャパン）

2 weeks ago | forbesjapan.com | Frey Lindsay

欧州連合（EU）で亡命を認められた難民をどこに定住させるべきかとの問題を巡り、ドイツとギリシャの間で長らくくすぶっていた対立が再燃している。ドイツの裁判所が先月、難民の到着国への送還を認める判決を下したことを受け、送還先となるギリシャのマキス・ボリディス移民・庇護相はニュース局スカイに対し、ドイツから送り返された難民を受け入れないと明言した。これは、EU加盟27カ国のいずれかに個々の亡命申請の責任を割り当てる「ダブリン規則」に関連する問題だ。この規制は亡命申請者を1つの国に縛り付け、欧州内での移動を制限するものだ。移民や難民を巡る欧州の複雑な政治で長らく役割を果たしてきたダブリン規則では、難民申請者は通常、最初に登録された国に縛られることになる。もし難民申請者がEUの別の国に定住するために移動した場合、理論的には元の国に送り返されることになる。...
This week in EU policy: Funding, more funding and a new UK-EU relationship?

2 weeks ago | impactloop.com | Frey Lindsay

The last few weeks we've seen the EU putting more emphasis on its desire to make Europe the ideal home for fledgling startups and scale-ups, in the face of competition from the US and China. There’s still a long way to go before that vision is realised, but this week I’ve come across some major sources of research funding which may be laying the groundwork. Read on for those and the other big developments out of Brussels this week.