Ireland: planned opt-in to recast Reception Conditions Directive

Ireland: planned opt-in to recast Reception Conditions Directive

On 21 November 2017, the Irish Minister for Justice and Equality announced that Ireland will be opting into the recast Reception Conditions Directive as part of measures to comply with its Supreme Court ruling of 30 May 2017 which condemned the prohibition on asylum...
Op-ed: Are Europeans turning against asylum seekers and refugees?

Op-ed: Are Europeans turning against asylum seekers and refugees?

By James Dennison and Andrew Geddes, Observatory of Public Attitudes to Migration, European University Institute, Florence A common assumption amongst political commentators is that Europeans are becoming increasingly opposed to the admission of migrants, asylum...