The new Hungarian parliament which will first assemble on 8 May is set to vote on draconian and regressive legislation which could arbitrarily restrict fundamental rights and freedoms of civil society. The proposed laws would further undermine and stigmatise...
Approaching the self-imposed deadline of the European Council meeting in June 2018 for reaching a Council position on the reform of the Dublin system a group of 5 Southern EU Member States are rocking the EU Boat in a joint non paper. The position paper lists a number...
On Wednesday, 2nd May, the European Commission published its long-term budget proposal for the EU, including a suggested break-down of funding for the different areas for 2021-2027. The proposal marks the starting point of what promises to be intense negotiations...
Ireland adopted a new list of safe countries of origin on 16 April 2018, designating Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYROM, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Georgia and South Africa as safe countries of origin. Asylum seekers coming from safe countries of origin can have...
On 24 April 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in case C-353/16 MP that a person who has in the past been tortured in his country of origin is eligible for subsidiary protection if he faces a real risk of being intentionally deprived, in...
A recent decree issued by the Syrian regime which could see people having to provide evidence of land or property ownership in areas of Syria raises serious concerns of the ramifications for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. The Syrian regime issued...
A delegation of UN Security Council officials have this week concluded a four-day visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh to witness first-hand the plight of the Rohingya refugees. Meeting with national authorities from both countries, the 15 Ambassadors to the Security...
The Council of Europe’s expert group on human trafficking have expressed concern at the lack of efforts being made to identify victims of trafficking amongst the asylum seekers and irregular migrants in Hungary. In a report released last week, the Council of Europe’s...
The international conference on support to Syria took place in Brussels this week, with the EU’s High Representative Federica Mogherini reiterating EU support for UN-led peace efforts and continuing its efforts to bring in more money to deal with the effects of the...
On April 22 a divided French National Assembly (lower house of the French Parliament) has approved a controversial Immigration law including doubling the maximum period of administrative detention and shortened deadlines for filing asylum claims and appealing...
