19th November 2021 | News
On 16 November the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed that the so-called Stop Soros law from 2018 infringes EU law. The European Commission has announced that it will refer Hungary to the CJEU to impose fines over non-compliance with a CJEU ruling...
19th November 2021 | News
At the end of a 37-day hunger strike calling for a moratorium on evictions over the winter, mass clearances of makeshift camps in Calais continue. In response to ever-increasing pressure from the UK to take draconian measures to block Channel journeys, the French...
19th November 2021 | News
The home secretary’s claim that 70% of people arriving in Britain via the Channel are “economic migrants” has been disproven by the Refugee Council, who find that nearly two-thirds are granted protection. Channel crossings may be increasing due to little risk of...
19th November 2021 | News
MEPs, UN experts and NGOs express support for 24 people facing severe charges and up to 25 years of imprisonment for their efforts to save lives while working and volunteering for the Emergency Response Centre International (ERCI). The number of asylum seekers...
12th November 2021 | News
In a heated exchange with a Dutch journalist over mounting evidence of pushbacks, the Greek prime minister stated authorities were “intercepting” boats at sea in accordance with EU regulations. According to the minister of immigration and asylum, extra...
12th November 2021 | News
More than 800 survivors onboard the German search and rescue vessel Sea-Eye 4 have finally been allowed disembarked in Trabiani in Sicily. 306 people onboard the Ocean Viking were given permission to dock in Sicily but 250 people remain on the boat due to...
12th November 2021 | News
An uptick in Channel crossings illustrates that people are increasingly forced to reach the UK via small boats due to a lack of safe and legal avenues to protection. Two people have died making the journey in the past week, while another is missing. UK border...
12th November 2021 | News
Poland has deployed 20,000 border guards and soldiers at the border with Belarus, where large groups of people on the move have amassed. The European response has been “security-focused and politically charged”, with the UN accusing EU states of failing to treat the...
