CENTRAL EUROPE: Austria to start negotiations on migration agreement with Uzbekistan ― NGOs denounce ‘Russian style’ draft law ― Germany to cut funding for independent legal counselling ― Work starting on new fence on Poland-Belarus border ― Swiss government rejects population cap proposal
The Austrian government has given the green light to open negotiations with Uzbekistan on a possible migration agreement. The Czech government is preparing controversial legislation that could tighten rules for NGOs. The German ministry of the interior has announced...
OP-ED: EU Return Policy at a Crossroads
By Reshad Jalali The existing EU Return Directive (2008) – although far from perfect (see ECRE’s previous analysis) – does contain a number of safeguards intended to prevent arbitrary decision-making, guarantee access to justice and protect individuals from being...
OP-ED: Belgian Migration Minister ignores Constitutional Court ruling…and is met with almost no political resistance
By Helene Asselman One may wonder why it still comes as a surprise that measures aimed at deterring people on the move not only cross every boundary of decency but increasingly also breach legal limits. However, many a lawyer both in and outside the migration sector...