ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Hundreds rescued along Atlantic route in recent weeks ― EU accused of facilitating abuse of people on the move in Senegal ― Large transfer of minors from Canary Islands to mainland Spain ― New IOM initiative on missing people on the move in West Africa

ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Hundreds rescued along Atlantic route in recent weeks ― EU accused of facilitating abuse of people on the move in Senegal ― Large transfer of minors from Canary Islands to mainland Spain ― New IOM initiative on missing people on the move in West Africa

Hundreds of people have been rescued from small boats trying to reach Europe via the Atlantic migration route in recent weeks. A media investigation has accused the EU of being complicit in a crackdown on people trying to leave Senegal in order to travel to Europe....
MEDITERRANEAN: More deaths of people on the move ― New ‘Justice Fleet’ severs ties with Libyan Coast Guard ― Greek Coast Guard chief faces charges over Pylos disaster ― New detention order for NGO rescue vessel

MEDITERRANEAN: More deaths of people on the move ― New ‘Justice Fleet’ severs ties with Libyan Coast Guard ― Greek Coast Guard chief faces charges over Pylos disaster ― New detention order for NGO rescue vessel

At least 45 people have died in two tragic incidents within the space of a week. A new alliance of search and rescue (SAR) NGOs has announced that it is cutting communication with the Libyan Coast Guard. The head of the Greek Coast Guard and three other senior...
First Annual Migration Management Cycle

First Annual Migration Management Cycle

The European Commission (EC) has launched the first Annual Migration Management Cycle under the Pact on Migration and Asylum. The launch, which took place on 11 November, followed several weeks of delay after the original deadline of 15 October was missed. It centred...