Following Italy’s change of government, a Circular outlining a stricter policy on migration control by the Head of the Italian Police was distributed to police authorities across Italy. One of the measures was large-scale use of detention to control irregular...
On the first of January Malta took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Slovakia. The Republic of Malta set out its priorities and migration is a key priority. Malta has set out to ensure that migration remains at the top of the...
The Italian authorities have decided not to allow security assessments of applicants for relocation to Ireland on Italian soil by Irish police officers. According to the Irish Department of Justice the direct consequence is the stalling of the Irish government’s...
The Minister for Justice and Equality in Ireland has signed regulations commencing the International Protection Act 2015, signed into law on 30 December 2015. Thereby introducing fundamental changes to Irish asylum law: Firstly, a single procedure has been created....
Dublin procedures involving transfers to Greece have been formally suspended by the German Ministry of Interior since January 2011. However, with the latest decision of the Ministry of 30 December 2016 the suspension of Dublin procedures to Greece is set to end on 15...
