Clashes at Croatian-Bosnian Border

Clashes at Croatian-Bosnian Border

Several people were injured during an incident at the Croatian-Bosnian land border of Maljevac last week, after a group of more than 200 refugees and migrants, including women and children, blocked the main road, hoping to be allowed entry into Croatia. Croatian...
EU Africa Relations: Tone Down the ‘Newness’ and Revisit History

EU Africa Relations: Tone Down the ‘Newness’ and Revisit History

A potentially positive outcome of the EU’s two recent Summits is the focus on Africa with increased political and financial commitment, primarily through investment. Sometimes branded as a “Marshall Plan” for Africa, the same ideas appeared in President Juncker’s...

Portugal/Greece: Bilateral Agreement for Relocation of Asylum Seekers*

The Portuguese Ministry of Internal Administration has announced a bilateral agreement for a pilot relocation of 100 refugees from Greece to Portugal. Following its pilot phase, the bilateral relocation scheme would be extended to cover 1,000 refugees in the course of...