Ylva Johansson
Ukraine permits dual citizenship to combat demographic issues
Kyiv hopes ethnic Ukrainians and refugees around the world will now be encouraged to obtain or retain Ukrainian citizenship.
EU taps Ylva Johansson to be special envoy for Ukrainians
Von der Leyen’s first Commission: The final verdict
VDL’s outgoing migration czar casts doubt on president’s migrant returns plan
Wie Alice Weidel Unionswähler zur AfD holen will
Austria opens door to Romania, Bulgaria in EU free-travel zone
Cocaine seizures fall in big EU ports as gangs target easier routes
Sweden nominates EU minister as its next European commissioner
EU Affairs Minister Jessika Roswall will replace Ylva Johansson as Stockholm’s pick for Brussels.
What the EU election is actually about in each country
Voters will be thinking about domestic issues – and not Ursula von der Leyen – when they go to the polls.
Europe is watching UK’s election battle over deporting migrants to Rwanda
EU governments used to castigate Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda scheme: not any more.
The front-runners for the next European Commission
Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.
Iran’s imprisonment of EU diplomat reveals new era of hostage diplomacy
Authoritarian governments have learned they can trade Western humanitarian workers and journalists for convicted killers and intelligence agents.
UK inks deal with EU’s Frontex on illegal migration
Pact stops short of a returns agreement, but will allow the two sides’ border agencies to work together more closely.
EU strikes ‘historic’ migration deal
Negotiators work through the night to agree on the overhaul of the EU’s asylum procedures.
ISIS propaganda seducing ‘new generation of teenagers,’ French domestic intel
Security chief warns Islamist ideology is likely to exist for a very long time to come.
EU warns of ‘huge risk’ of terrorist attacks before Christmas
Ongoing Israel-Hamas war has knock-on effects for Europe, Ylva Johansson says.
Commission proposes ports alliance to combat drug trafficking
The EU wants tighter control of its ports to stop drugs flooding into Europe.
Cocaine Whac-A-Mole: A game Brussels is playing to win
A hotly anticipated plan to combat skyrocketing drug trafficking in Europe will be published Wednesday.
Meloni claims win as EU approves final plank of migration reform
Italy backed deal after winning a symbolic concession on humanitarian rescue missions.
Athens wants to revamp EU-Turkey migrant deal
Greek interior minister says now is time to ‘reenergize, rejuvenate and expand’ pact that returns migrants to Turkey.
EU extends protections for Ukrainian refugees
The program that gives Ukrainians the instant right to live and work in the EU is prolonged until March 2025.
Germany’s Scholz hints at checks on Polish border amid visa-for-bribes scandal
‘Further measures may then have to be taken at the borders,’ German chancellor says.
Europe must prepare for fentanyl surge, EU home affairs chief says after warning from US’s Blinken
Ylva Johansson’s remarks follow a warning from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that synthetic drugs are on their way.
Von der Leyen vows EU strategy to combat drug trafficking
Commission president pledges European ports alliance as key part of narcotics plan.
‘Europe’s got a problem’ — Drug violence grips Belgium’s second city
Antwerp is grappling with bombings, shootings and a record influx of cocaine.
EU, Sweden are responsible for official’s release from Iran, commissioner says
‘I was extremely scared, sad and worried,’ EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson said.
EU official from Sweden has been in prison in Iran for over 500 days
Johan Floderus was arrested in April 2022 while on a tourist trip to Iran.
Ursula von der Leyen’s going on vacation. Who’s she leaving in charge of the EU?
These five commissioners have drawn the short straw this summer.
EU migration deal faces delays after talks snag
EU countries need to finalize the text of the entire deal before the European Parliament can give its go-ahead.
Parliament shouts, pounds table over ‘opaque’ Tunisia migrant deal
European Parliament fumed at being cut out of a deal to restrict migration from Tunisia, questioning whether it was even legal.
The EU has revealed its blueprint to curb migration
It involves lots of cash for Northern African countries. Tunisia is the first to sign up. Egypt and Morocco could follow.