Hungary: Chief Advisor Calls for EU Financial Support for “Border Security” Despite Decrease in Crossings Through Eastern Borders, Parliament Says Hungarian Government’s Actions and Policies Undermines EU Values, UN Refugee Agency Calls on Hungarian Government to Finalise Work on Asylum and Migration Pact
Despite a decrease in irregular crossings via the EU’s eastern borders, the chief advisor to the Hungarian Prime Minister has criticised the EU’s migration policies while calling for additional funds for border security. While the European Parliament has adopted a...
Poland: Opposition Takes Majority in Elections, People on the Move are Victims of “Political Game” At Belarus Border
The opposition has won the a majority of the votes in elections with a combined total of 248 seats in the next parliament. People on the move continue to be caught in stand-off between the Belarussian regime and pushbacks by the Polish authorities. The country’s...
EU Eastern Borders: Mixed Developments in Baltic States as EU Defends Lithuania and Latvia Over ‘Legalisation’ of Pushbacks, Polish Government Facing Headwind over Visa Corruption Scheme Amid Protests over Arbitrary Detention, Frontex Expanding Cooperation with Albania
Estonia updates temporary protection application process for Ukrainians, UNHCR publishes observations on proposed amendments of the law on Legal Status of Aliens in Lithuania. Commission defends ‘legalisation’ of pushbacks in Latvia and Lithuania in front of MEPs....