Editorial: All eyes on Italy
All eyes are on Italy as a new government is formed. The situation looks volatile and unpredictable, with a political novice as Prime Minister and a coalition bringing together a new populist movement, Cinque Stella, and a revitalised Lega (no longer Nord but still...
Spain and Algeria agree on joint migration crackdown, while at Algeria’s southern border deported migrants perish in the desert
The Interior Ministers of Spain and Algeria signed an agreement this week to form a joint team of investigation with the goals of fighting “illegal migration” and “preventing Islamist terrorism.” The agreement comes after recent crackdowns by the Algerian authorities...
Greece takes another legal step to lower asylum seeker guarantees to implement the EU-Turkey deal
Last week, the Greek Parliament adopted a law transposing the recast Reception Conditions Directive bringing further amendments to the asylum procedure in order to implement the EU-Turkey statement. Among other changes, the law foresees that in case of “urgent need”,...
Bolstering borders in the Balkans
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia have all stepped up border patrols following an increasing number of people transiting through the area, particularly through Bosnia and Herzegovina. Last week the Bosnian Prime Minister Denis Zvisdic announced...
Investigation of the tragic shooting of a Kurdish toddler in Belgium amid protests
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel promised a full investigation when meeting with the parents of a two-year toddler of Iraqi-Kurdish background who was shot dead during a car chase where Belgian police intercepted a van carrying 30 migrants and allegedly driven by...AIDA Briefing: Relocation, a view from destination countries*
An AIDA Legal Briefing published yesterday analyses the practice of countries receiving asylum seekers from Italy and Greece through the relocation scheme. The briefing sketches out the treatment of asylum seekers post-relocation in the areas of registration and...
Interview: Hate Hurts – visualising violence
An interview with Cinzia D’Ambrosi, founder of Hate Hurts Project, a photography project documenting violence against refugees and asylum seekers in Europe. Could you tell us about the aims of your Hate Hurts? I started the Hate Hurts project in 2015, whilst I was in...
European Court of Auditors briefing highlights key challenges to EU integration policy
A recent report published by the European Court of Auditors has highlighted major shortcomings in EU integration policies. The briefing, entitled “The Integration of Migrants from outside the EU”, outlines EU actions to support the integration of third...