Germany Steps Up Dublin Transfers Putting Asylum Seekers at Risk

Germany Steps Up Dublin Transfers Putting Asylum Seekers at Risk

Germany has increased the number of Dublin Transfers, also to countries where people seeking protection may experience human rights violations and deficiencies in asylum procedures. In a response to a parliamentary question, the German government states that, despite...
Scotland Leading the Way on UK Resettlement Scheme 

Scotland Leading the Way on UK Resettlement Scheme 

Nearly one-fifth of the Syrian refugees who came to the UK as part of Syrian vulnerable person resettlement programme have settled in Scotland, according to official figures. Data obtained from the Scottish Parliament’s Information Centre shows that since 2015,...

AIDA 2018 Update: Malta*

The updated AIDA Country Report on Malta provides the latest developments in the country concerning the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection. Asylum procedure: In 2018, the debate on asylum was dominated by a number...

AIDA 2018 Update: Spain & France*

The updated AIDA Country Reports on Spain and France document developments in the two countries’ asylum systems, against the backdrop of increasing numbers of asylum applications. A total of 55,570 asylum seekers registered applications in Spain, while 139,330 were...