The European Commission has this week published the first in a series of legislative proposals as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework post 2020. According to the Commission the new proposals aim to harmonise economic and social disparities across the EU, while...
A report from the UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) highlights the growing number of migrant children who are unaccounted for by authorities in France and the UK, despite having been identified in the Calais camp as particularly...
The Interior Ministers of Spain and Algeria signed an agreement this week to form a joint team of investigation with the goals of fighting “illegal migration” and “preventing Islamist terrorism.” The agreement comes after recent crackdowns by the Algerian authorities...
Last week, the Greek Parliament adopted a law transposing the recast Reception Conditions Directive bringing further amendments to the asylum procedure in order to implement the EU-Turkey statement. Among other changes, the law foresees that in case of “urgent need”,...
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia have all stepped up border patrols following an increasing number of people transiting through the area, particularly through Bosnia and Herzegovina. Last week the Bosnian Prime Minister Denis Zvisdic announced...
