Frontex: MEPs Vote to Refuse Approval of Budget, Commission “Shocked” by OLAF Report but Confident in Management Board as Agency Calls Misconduct “Practices of the Past” NGOs Finds No Difference

Frontex: MEPs Vote to Refuse Approval of Budget, Commission “Shocked” by OLAF Report but Confident in Management Board as Agency Calls Misconduct “Practices of the Past” NGOs Finds No Difference

On 18 October, the European Parliament voted to refuse the approval of the 2020 Frontex budget. Home Affairs Commissioner, Johansson expresses “shock” over findings in the leaked report by EU watch-dog OLAF but has confidence in the Management Board. Frontex states...
EU Southern Borders: Morocco Continues Arresting Migrants as Ombudsman Raises Critique of Spain, SAR NGOs Denounce Maltese Non-Response Tactics As Sea-Watch 3 Remains Blocked, Protest Over Italy Libya Agreement

EU Southern Borders: Morocco Continues Arresting Migrants as Ombudsman Raises Critique of Spain, SAR NGOs Denounce Maltese Non-Response Tactics As Sea-Watch 3 Remains Blocked, Protest Over Italy Libya Agreement

As Spain and Morocco continue to stall a thorough investigation of the deadly ‘Melilla tragedy’, Moroccan authorities add 25 people to its wave of arrests and the Ombudsman raises critique of Spanish authorities. Sea-Watch 3 remains blocked in Italy despite a ruling...
ECRE and UNHCR organised a policy roundtable in Brussels

ECRE and UNHCR organised a policy roundtable in Brussels

Entitled: Taking stock of the EU’s response to the Ukrainian Displacement Following the military invasion into Ukraine in February 2022, millions of people were forced to flee seeking safety and protection. According to UNHCR, more than seven million refugees from...