UK: From Bad to Worse as Government Continues Policies Gone Rouge with Proposal to Ban Asylum for People Arriving Via the Channel and “Obsession” to See Rwanda Deportations Implemented
Under the new Home Secretary, Suella Braverman failed policies continue and even hardens through the announcement of plans to ban people arriving across the channel from asylum in the UK with no exceptions and the “dream” and “obsession” to see deportations to Rwanda...
Search and Rescue: Tragedies Off the Canary Islands and Greece as Death Count Continue to Rise for People Trying to Reach Europe – Civilian Rescuers Save Thousands of Lives
Dozens of people dead and missing after tragedies off the Canary Islands and Greece as death toll continues to raise across irregular sea routes to Europe. Civilian rescue operators have reportedly rescued and disembarked 10,000 survivors in Italy in 2022 but could...
Eastern Borders: Partial Mobilisation Sparks Arrivals to EU, Commission Calls for Reinforced Security Scrutiny on Visas
After the partial mobilisation order, increasing numbers of Russians have left the country including towards the EU. The European Commission has published guidelines calling on member states to ensure reinforced security scrutiny when issuing visas to Russian citizens...
ECRE Policy Paper: Quo Vadis EU Asylum Reform? Stuck Between Gradual Approach, (Mini)-Package Deals and Instrumentalisation
ECRE published today a policy paper that describes the most likely of the possible partial reforms and “mini-deals” covering asylum, return and Schengen policy. It describes three possible deals, analyzing the position of co-legislators, and provides recommendations...
Greece: Systematic Pushbacks Continue by Sea and Land as MEPs Demand EU Action, Deaths Up Proportionate to Arrivals, Number of People in Reception System Reduced by Half – Mitarachi Still Not Satisfied
As reports and evidence of pushbacks by sea and land continue to mount, a delegation of MEPs is demanding action from the European Commission following a visit to Greece. While arrivals have significantly decreased since the peak in 2015-16, the proportion of people...
Balkan Route: New Violent Tactics of Pushbacks Across the Region, CJEU Finds Hungary in Violation of EU Law, Frontex to Operate In North Macedonia Despite Allegations of Complicity in Pushbacks
Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) latest regional update confirms that systematic pushbacks continue across the Balkans with new tactics of violence used against people on the move. The European Court of Justice (CJEU) again finds that the Hungarian asylum...
Mediterranean: Death Count from Latest Tragedy Passes 100, Civilian Rescuers Save Lives While Facing Non-Response, Delays of Disembarkation and Crack-down, Italy Takes A Step to the Far-Right
Lack of alternatives and economic crisis are driving attempts to cross the Eastern Mediterranean where more than 100 lives were lost in the latest tragedy. Civilian rescue operators continue to save lives in the face of non-response tactics, delays of disembarkation...
Atlantic Route and Spain: “There was no massacre” Spanish Minister of Interior says, Large Number of Arrivals and Rescue Operations as Morocco and Spain Attempt to Delay The Melilla Investigation
“There was no massacre” in Melilla, says the Spanish Minister of Interior on the death of at least 70 people blaming the tragedy on the migrants he called an “extremely violent group”. Spain questions whether Melilla’s deadly events occurred in its...