ECRE Policy Note: No Reason for Returns to Afghanistan

ECRE published a Policy Note this week which looks at the treatment of applications for international protection from Afghan nationals, considering recent policies and guidelines and the approach of national courts. Afghan nationals were the second highest group to...
EU EASTERN BORDERS: Finland’s Controversial Migration Law Moves Closer to Adoption Amid Civil Society and United Nations Concerns ― Hungary Receives € 200 Million Fine from EU Court over Migration Policy Then Vows to Prioritise ‘Stemming Illegal Migration’ in Upcoming EU Presidency ― Poland Reintroduces ‘Exclusion’ Zone’ next to Border with Belarus and Considers Closing Remaining Crossings

EU EASTERN BORDERS: Finland’s Controversial Migration Law Moves Closer to Adoption Amid Civil Society and United Nations Concerns ― Hungary Receives € 200 Million Fine from EU Court over Migration Policy Then Vows to Prioritise ‘Stemming Illegal Migration’ in Upcoming EU Presidency ― Poland Reintroduces ‘Exclusion’ Zone’ next to Border with Belarus and Considers Closing Remaining Crossings

Finland’s emergency migration law has moved a step closer to adoption following its approval by a parliamentary committee on 18 June. The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has fined Hungary € 200 million for failing to comply with a December 2020 judgement relating to...
GERMANY: High Court Finds AfD Party ‘Potentially Extremist’ ― NGOs Denounce ‘Discriminatory’ Debit Card Scheme for Asylum Seekers ― Ukrainian Refugees Urged to Join Workforce Amid Voluntary Return Plans

GERMANY: High Court Finds AfD Party ‘Potentially Extremist’ ― NGOs Denounce ‘Discriminatory’ Debit Card Scheme for Asylum Seekers ― Ukrainian Refugees Urged to Join Workforce Amid Voluntary Return Plans

Higher Administrative Court judges in Münster have upheld a lower court’s 2022 ruling that the AfD can be categorised as a potentially extremist organisation. A new system through which asylum seekers receive financial benefits via debit cards has been criticised by...