EU External Partners: MEPs Renew Criticism of EU Migration Deals ― Aid Organisations Sue Dutch Government Over EU-Turkey Agreement ― More Reports of Interference and Violence by Libyan Coast Guard ― NGOs Express Concerns over Human Rights Violations in Tunisia ― Call for Donations and Resumption of Funding for UNRWA ― Possible EU-Morocco Migration Deal in the Pipeline

EU External Partners: MEPs Renew Criticism of EU Migration Deals ― Aid Organisations Sue Dutch Government Over EU-Turkey Agreement ― More Reports of Interference and Violence by Libyan Coast Guard ― NGOs Express Concerns over Human Rights Violations in Tunisia ― Call for Donations and Resumption of Funding for UNRWA ― Possible EU-Morocco Migration Deal in the Pipeline

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have repeated their criticism of the European Commission for signing migration agreements with North African countries. Three aid organisations are suing the Dutch government over its involvement in the 2016 EU-Turkey...
Atlantic Route and Spain: Spanish Prime Minister Praises “exemplary” Co-operation with Morocco Despite Increase in Arrivals and Ongoing Tragedies — Moroccan Smuggling Groups Operate Along Coast of Western Sahara and in Mauritania — Migration a Hot Topic in Senegal’s Presidential Election Campaigns — Spanish Judiciary Launches Investigation into Network Trafficking Migrant Corpses

Atlantic Route and Spain: Spanish Prime Minister Praises “exemplary” Co-operation with Morocco Despite Increase in Arrivals and Ongoing Tragedies — Moroccan Smuggling Groups Operate Along Coast of Western Sahara and in Mauritania — Migration a Hot Topic in Senegal’s Presidential Election Campaigns — Spanish Judiciary Launches Investigation into Network Trafficking Migrant Corpses

Nearly 12,000 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands in the first two months of 2024. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has reported an increase in “criminal groups dedicated to human trafficking in Mauritania”. Presidential candidates in Senegal...
Atlantic Route and Spain: Spanish Prime Minister Praises “exemplary” Co-operation with Morocco Despite Increase in Arrivals and Ongoing Tragedies — Moroccan Smuggling Groups Operate Along Coast of Western Sahara and in Mauritania — Migration a Hot Topic in Senegal’s Presidential Election Campaigns — Spanish Judiciary Launches Investigation into Network Trafficking Migrant Corpses

Atlantic Route and Spain: Ongoing Fatal Crossings – Spain and Frontex Renew Agreement After Temporary Suspension – Hundreds of Asylum Seekers Stuck in “Inhumane” Conditions for Weeks in Madrid Airport – Morocco Intensifies Efforts to Prevent Arrivals on Spanish Soil

The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and Spanish authorities have renewed their agreement for 2024 after a temporary suspension over concerns about the protection of migrant data amid increased arrivals to the Canary Islands. ECRE member organisation...
EU External Partners: Mass Expulsions Continue Six Months into EU-Tunisia Deal — Morocco: Europe’s “Gatekeeper” — Libya Continues to Be “Hell” for Migrants — EU Deepens Co-operation with Egypt Despite Concerns over Rights Violations — “Displacement Misery” in Gaza and ICJ Allows Continuity of South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel

EU External Partners: Mass Expulsions Continue Six Months into EU-Tunisia Deal — Morocco: Europe’s “Gatekeeper” — Libya Continues to Be “Hell” for Migrants — EU Deepens Co-operation with Egypt Despite Concerns over Rights Violations — “Displacement Misery” in Gaza and ICJ Allows Continuity of South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel

Amnesty International reports worsening human rights situation in Tunisia including mass deportations of migrants six months into EU-Tunisia deal. The Moroccan authorities stopped 87,000 migrants from reaching Europe in 2023. The so-called Libyan coast guard continues...
EU External Partners: Latest Investigation Revealing European Authorities’ Complicity in Pullbacks Carried Out by Libyan Militia; Abuses by so-called Libyan and Tunisian Coastguard Continue; EU Strengthens Co-operation with Egypt and Morocco, UN Vote for Ceasefire Indicates Israel Losing EU Support

EU External Partners: Latest Investigation Revealing European Authorities’ Complicity in Pullbacks Carried Out by Libyan Militia; Abuses by so-called Libyan and Tunisian Coastguard Continue; EU Strengthens Co-operation with Egypt and Morocco, UN Vote for Ceasefire Indicates Israel Losing EU Support

The EU’s “do-no-harm” policy in Libya is hit by the latest revelation proving that the armed Libyan group Tarek Bin Ziyad (TBZ) carried out pullbacks based on information shared by the European Border Agency (Frontex) and Maltese authorities amid ongoing abuses of...