EU EASTERN BORDERS: Finland completes 200km border fence ― Finnish government planning to extend ‘Pushback Law’ ― Latvian NGO accuses government of repression ― Polish parliament approves ninth extension of asylum ban ― NGO report highlights deaths and disappearances on Poland-Belarus border

EU EASTERN BORDERS: Finland completes 200km border fence ― Finnish government planning to extend ‘Pushback Law’ ― Latvian NGO accuses government of repression ― Polish parliament approves ninth extension of asylum ban ― NGO report highlights deaths and disappearances on Poland-Belarus border

Finland has completed a 200-kilometre-long fence along its border with Russia. The Finnish government is planning to extend its controversial border law until 2028. An NGO in Latvia has accused the government of withdrawing financial support because of a legal case...
BALKAN ROUTE: NGO exposes violence in detention centre in Bulgaria ― ‘Crisis’ measures set  to continue for another three months in Hungary ― NGO report highlights deaths of people on the move in Serbia ― Serbian government introduces ID cards for people with protection status ― NGOs express concern about possible ‘return hubs’ in Western Balkans

BALKAN ROUTE: NGO exposes violence in detention centre in Bulgaria ― ‘Crisis’ measures set to continue for another three months in Hungary ― NGO report highlights deaths of people on the move in Serbia ― Serbian government introduces ID cards for people with protection status ― NGOs express concern about possible ‘return hubs’ in Western Balkans

An NGO has accused police of committing acts of violence against detainees at a centre in Bulgaria. The Hungarian government has announced another extension of “crisis” migration measures. A new NGO report has highlighted deaths and disappearances of people on the...
SPAIN: Protestors in Ceuta burn shacks, vilify humanitarians ― Government asks EU agencies to support efforts in Ceuta ― Government announces reforms to immigration and asylum laws ― EU set to increase migration support to Morocco ― Leaked police report implicates Moroccan authorities in latest Ceuta incident

SPAIN: Protestors in Ceuta burn shacks, vilify humanitarians ― Government asks EU agencies to support efforts in Ceuta ― Government announces reforms to immigration and asylum laws ― EU set to increase migration support to Morocco ― Leaked police report implicates Moroccan authorities in latest Ceuta incident

Protestors in Ceuta have set fire to some of the makeshift shelters used by people who have remained in the Spanish enclave since the mass crossing at the end of July. The government has asked the European Commission to support its response to the ongoing situation in...
UK: Government announces additional police in Northern France following more crossings, rescues and deaths in Channel ― Almost 100 children detained under ‘One in, one out’ Channel scheme ― Polling suggests British public wants ‘more constructive debate’ on asylum ― New parliamentary report reveals that 40 children missing from asylum hotels still not found

UK: Government announces additional police in Northern France following more crossings, rescues and deaths in Channel ― Almost 100 children detained under ‘One in, one out’ Channel scheme ― Polling suggests British public wants ‘more constructive debate’ on asylum ― New parliamentary report reveals that 40 children missing from asylum hotels still not found

The government has announced an increase in the number of French police officers dealing with small boat crossings. Almost 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under the UK’s agreement with France aimed at preventing people from crossing...