After more than 7 years of tense and divisive negotiations on the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) in the Council, EU Member States (EUMS) may be edging closer to an agreement on two key legislative proposals at this week’s JHA Council or at a later...
The leaking of the “draft roadmap” towards a framework on operational cooperation on Search and Rescue (SAR) in the Mediterranean has caused some consternation among NGOs and associations involved in SAR, as well as among experts on International Law of the Sea...
Amid elections, systematic pushbacks continue in Greece while Turkiye continues push for return of Syrian refugees. Five border Guards arrested on charges of facilitating the entry of “illegal aliens” while more lives have been lost in the Aegean Sea. Following the...
Italy has seen a significant increase in arrivals over the first part of 2023 compared to last year and deaths on the central Mediterranean route have also increased. Malta continues to apply non-response tactics and facilitates returns to war-torn Libya notorious for...
The group of migrants stuck at Poland’s border with Belarus for the past few days were threatened to be killed and beaten by the Belarussian services while Poland is still thinking about whether to consider their asylum requests or not. UNHCR has called on the...
