Op-ed: How to Design Fair and Efficient Asylum Procedures in Populist Times?
By Dr. Constantin Hruschka, Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy in Munich As of today, 1 March 2019, the new asylum procedure will be implemented in Switzerland. It offers independent, free legal aid for asylum seekers...
Op-ed: The Rights of Minors – UN Condemns Spain’s Push-Backs and Demands Legal Amendments
By Hanaa Hakiki and Vera Wriedt, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights “Foreigners detected on the territorial border line of Ceuta and Melilla while trying to overcome the border elements to cross irregularly may be rejected in order to prevent their...
EU-ALS Summit Overshadowed by AU Document Thwarting EU Plans for ‘Disembarkation Platforms’
In a leaked African Union (AU) position paper, African States reinforce their unwillingness to host regional disembarkation platforms. The paper that was leaked during the European Union (EU) – Arab League of States (ALS) gathering in Egypt, where many of its...
European Parliament LIBE Committee Vote on EP Report on the Proposed Asylum and Migration Fund
On the 19 February 2019, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the LIBE Committee) adopted the European Parliament Rapporteur’s report on the European Commission Proposal establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF). The 2021-2027 budget for...
Denmark: ‘Paradigm Shift’ Takes Race to the Bottom to a New Low
The L 140 bill that is presented as a ‘paradigm shift’ was approved by the Danish Parliament on February 21 with support from the conservative liberal governing coalition, the leading opposition party of the Social Democrats and the far-right Danish People’s Party....
Germany Supported the Return of 437 People to Syria – Reports on Disappearance of Returnees Raise Concern
Reports on the disappearance of people who returned from Germany to Syria to reunite with relatives raise concern over Germany’s policy on family reunification and voluntary return support scheme. In a response to a parliamentary question, the German government stated...AIDA 2018 Update: Switzerland*
The updated AIDA Country Report on Switzerland documents the latest developments in policy and practice, as the country is preparing for transition to a large-scale restructuring of its asylum procedure of 1 March 2019. Asylum procedure: In April 2018, as part of the...AIDA 2018 Update: Bulgaria*
The updated AIDA Country Report on Bulgaria provides the latest developments and persisting gaps in the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention and content of protection in Bulgaria. Shortcomings in the Bulgarian asylum system have led to a European...