Fourth report on the operationalisation of the European Border and Coast Guard: Towards deployment of Frontex in third countries and more returns
On June 13 the European Commission released its fourth report to the EU Parliament on the operationalisation of the European Border and Coast Guard. The progress described in the report includes operational cooperation with priority third countries and deployment of...
Vacancy: Media and Communication Assistant
We are offering a paid internship for 6 months starting September 4 with possible extension for another 6 months. The purpose of this position is to provide essential support to the Media and Communications Team. Application is open until July 5. Please be aware that...
Weekly Editorial: European refugee response – emergency measures or new normal?
A few days before World Refugee Day on 20 June and we all await the statistics to be revealed in the UNHCR Global Trends 2017 report. Unfortunately we can expect yet another sad record number of people in forced displacement. But when European politicians perform the...
Retention zone maintained at French-Italian border
On 7 June 2017, the Administrative Tribunal of Nice rejected a petition from French NGOs calling for a “référé-liberté” ,an emergency procedure to protect the rights of asylum-seekers and close down the retention zone at the French-Italian border. According to Forum...
This is not a war – the need for demilitarisation of migration, OP-ed by Yves Niyiragira, Executive Director of Fahamu
Yves Niyiragira is Executive Director of Fahamu, a pan-African organisation that works for social justice. He has more than 12 years of experience in policy analysis, advocacy, and managing campaigns on a number of African Union legal instruments and policy...
Libya: migrants’ “Hell on Earth” – Interview with Izza Leghtas, Senior Advocate for Europe, Refugees International
You recently published a report on Libya based on visits and interviews and entitled ‘Hell on Earth.’ Could you outline the main threats to migrants in the country and in particular people in need of protection? Refugees and migrants I met in Italy told me horror...
Potential expansion of Eurodac database scope raises data protection concerns
The Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee of the European Parliament has adopted a report on the European Commission proposal to recast the Eurodac Regulation. It outlines a wide expansion of the scope of the Eurodac database that raises strong...
Hungarian parliament adopts law aimed at silencing civil society
On 13 June the Hungarian parliament adopted the LexNGO which requires NGOs to register as an “organisation receiving foreign funds”, and display this label on all publications. Hungarian NGOs have labelled the law unnecessary, stigmatising and harmful. Hungarian NGOs...