UN Special Rapportour urges immediate action from the Greek authorities to stop violence, abuse and pushbacks at the Greek Turkish border. The Greek Parliament ratified on March 26, the controversial emergency decree suspending asylum procedures. The Committee on...
An agreement on a EU Naval mission to ensure compliance with the UN arms embargo off the Libyan coast is jeopardised over objections from Austria and Hungary as well as Italian refusal to allow potential disembarkation of migrants. Authorities in the Republic of...
The Hungarian Government recently proposed a new law on the Protection against the Coronavirus seeking to extend indefinitely the State of Emergency declared earlier this month. The proposed law (Bill T/9790) would allow the Government to indefinitely extend the State...
The German Ministry of Interior confirms the temporary suspension of transfers under the Dublin Regulation to and from all EU Member States due to the Coronavirus. The European Commission and EU Member States will be informed about this decision – an obligation...
On 16 March, 24 NGOs sent an open letter to the prefects and the mayors of Calais and Grand-Synthe to demand urgent measures to address the sanitary crisis at the border between France and the UK and protect the people stuck there from the COVID-19. Despite a recent...
The updated country report on Slovenia documents developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2019. Reports of individuals being denied access to the asylum procedure by...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Austria documents numerous legislative, policy and practice developments relating to the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, and content of international protection. It draws particular attention to...
‘Restore legality to protect refugees and the society at large amidst the pandemic’ Open letter signed by 121 Organizations To The President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou The President of the Hellenic Parliament, Constantine An. Tassoulas The Prime...
This year’s anniversary of the EU-Turkey deal falls at a time of chaos, confusion and fear. The Coronavirus epidemic has disrupted all aspects of European life; for displaced people in Europe, the virus poses an additional threat. In both Greece and Turkey, and...
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and IOM, the International Organization for Migration, announce a temporary suspension of resettlement travel for refugees due to the COVID-19 global health crisis. Reduced entry into territories and restrictions around air travel led to...
