European Border and Coast Guard set to start activities soon

On 14 September, the Council gave final approval for the adoption of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation. The European Border and Coast Guard agency will be the successor of Frontex, with expanded competences. The agency’s activities which are set to begin...

Hungarian NGOs protest against upcoming xenophobic referendum

On 2 October, Hungarian citizens will vote in a referendum on the following question: “Do you want the EU to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian citizens to Hungary without the approval of the National Assembly?” The government has spent over 10...

Calais: More walls being built in Europe?

Over the past few weeks, discussions have taken place between French and UK politicians over the situation of the makeshift camp in Calais. With  over 10,000 people living in squalid conditions that continue to deteriorate in an attempt to reach the UK, politicians on...

Have all the tears dried up? One year after Alan Kurdi’s death

Last week marked the first anniversary of the tragic drowning of Alan Kurdi, whose lifeless body at a Turkish beach captured by a photo,caused an international outcry.One year after,many more continue to die at the external borders of the EU in their search for...