The French authorities introduced measures at its borders with Italy and Spain to prevent arrivals including the use of drones, renewed control checks and pushbacks – described by NGOs as “violations of fundamental rights”. The European Court for Human Rights...
As the Greek government is “extremely proud” over “tough but fair” migration policies, reports of pushbacks continue to mount. The dire situation in Closed Controlled Access Centre’s (CCACs) reported by EU representatives overseeing operations and condemned by NGOs....
First quarter of 2023 sees increase of arrivals across the Mediterranean with Italy as main entry point. Renewed critique over EU complicity in “cycle of abuse and crimes against humanity” in Libya. As Italy and France continue to clash over migration, NGOs are...
Extending temporary protection is crucial for ensuring continuous access to rights for those displaced by the war in Ukraine and for maintaining a collective European response. The activation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) on 4 March 2022 stands as an...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Poland provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, the content of international protection, as well as procedure for and...
In the ever-vibrant competition to be the European country with the worst refugee policy the UK is attempting to grab the crown from previous contenders Denmark (see the previous edition of “Are we the baddies” – “Something rotten in the State of Denmark”, jewellery...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Serbia provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, the content of international protection, as well as procedure for and...
Cutro decree approved by the Italian parliament “marks latest attempt by the extreme right parties in Italy to remove protection statuses from national law”. Arrivals to Italy continue to increase with Tunisia’s crack-down on migrants as a push-factor. By early May...
Germany’s Olaf Scholz and regional leaders agreed to modernise IT system to fasten expulsions, extend maximum detention period from 10 days to 28 days and reach new “migrant partnership” with countries of origins. The country’s interior minister calls for a “change”...
Reports of pushbacks and abuse continue to mount across Greece including the Aegean Sea, the Evros region and the Western part of the country. Syrian and Afghan refugees in fear amid harsh election debate as the future of the already “collapsing” EU-Turkey deal is...
