Hundreds died in a single day in the Mediterranean Sea

6th May 2016 | News

6 May 2016 Refugees are dying every day trying to reach Europe by boat. After the tragic shipwrecks of April 2015, EU leaders convened throughout the year to try and address the situation but no comprehensive solutions to reach Europe safely were adopted. As a result...

Austrian Parliament approves law repudiating right to asylum

29th April 2016 | News

29 April 2016 On Wednesday 27 April, only a few weeks after the proposed amendments to the Asylum Act were tabled, the Austrian Parliament approved them with a 98 to 67 majority. Under the new law, the government can declare a state of emergency in the case of a mass...

Sweden: Restrictive changes to asylum and immigration law

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 An amended Bill presented by the Swedish government, which contains restrictive changes to its immigration and asylum law, is currently going through Parliament. The proposals are aimed at introducing temporary provisions to reduce asylum regulations ‘to...

EU-Turkey deal: praised by EU leaders, condemned by NGOs

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 On Saturday 23 April, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during an official visit to the country. The visit was a...

French authorities under court order to register asylum applications

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 The Administrative Tribunal of Paris has delivered several judgments ordering prefectural authorities to complete the registration of asylum applications by persons facing excessive delays in accessing the procedure. The Administrative Tribunal ruled...