Approaching the self-imposed deadline of the European Council meeting in June 2018 for reaching a Council position on the reform of the Dublin system a group of 5 Southern EU Member States are rocking the EU Boat in a joint non paper. The position paper lists a number...
On Wednesday, 2nd May, the European Commission published its long-term budget proposal for the EU, including a suggested break-down of funding for the different areas for 2021-2027. The proposal marks the starting point of what promises to be intense negotiations...
Ireland adopted a new list of safe countries of origin on 16 April 2018, designating Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYROM, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Georgia and South Africa as safe countries of origin. Asylum seekers coming from safe countries of origin can have...
On 24 April 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in case C-353/16 MP that a person who has in the past been tortured in his country of origin is eligible for subsidiary protection if he faces a real risk of being intentionally deprived, in...
A recent decree issued by the Syrian regime which could see people having to provide evidence of land or property ownership in areas of Syria raises serious concerns of the ramifications for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. The Syrian regime issued...
