UK and Netherlands become less migrant-friendly - index


  • World
  • Wednesday, 01 Jul 2015

Migrants are rescued by crew from HMS Bulwark of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean in this picture dated June 7, 2015 and handed out by Britain's Ministry of Defence. REUTERS/L(Phot) Jay Allen/Ministry of Defence/Crown Copyright/Handout via Reuters

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain and the Netherlands have become less friendly places for migrants due to the impact of far-right parties and austerity measures, with both countries falling out of the top 10 in an index released on Tuesday.

The index comparing integration policies in 38 countries comes at a highly sensitive time for Europe as governments clash over how to share out tens of thousands of migrants fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.

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