Europe’s migration system is again being strained to breaking point. For a second year running, the passport-free Schengen zone is set to receive more than 1mn asylum applications, the highest since a surge from Syria and elsewhere in 2015-16. Germany has imposed temporary controls on its land borders, under pressure to clamp down on irregular migration after a stabbing incident by a suspected Islamist migrant; the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the interim won its first victory in a state parliament ballot. Italy’s right-wing premier Giorgia Meloni has, meanwhile, been giving tips to the UK’s Keir Starmer on curbing irregular sea crossings, but some methods used by Italy — and its neighbours — are very questionable.
欧洲的移民制度再次再次面临崩溃的压力。免护照申根区将连续第二年收到100多万份庇护申请，这是自2015-16年来自叙利亚和其他地方的申请激增以来的最高水平。德国在一名疑似伊斯兰移民刺伤事件后，迫于打击非法移民的压力，对其陆地边界实施了临时管制；在此期间，极右翼德国选择党在一场州议会选举中首次获胜。与此同时，意大利右翼总理焦尔贾•梅洛尼(Giorgia Meloni)一直在向英国首相基尔•斯塔默(Keir Starmer)提供如何遏制非法海上穿越的建议，但意大利及其邻国使用的一些方式非常有问题。