EU – Africa Relations: New Commission, Same Toolbox

13th December 2019 | News

New President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen and Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen visited Ethiopia to strengthen the EU’s partnership with the major refugee hosting country in the horn of Africa. For North Africa, new...

Weekly Editorial: The College of Commissioners: What’s in a Name?

13th September 2019 | News

The incoming President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has announced her proposed team of Commissioners to make up the College for the next five years, along with the “mission” she bestows on each of our aspiring heroes, ready to save Europe. A furore...

Weekly Editorial: After the European Parliament Elections: What Now?

7th June 2019 | News

The EP elections have come and gone, and assessing the results throws up qualified positives: turnout was up… but it is still low; the far right populists have not significantly improved their position… but are still too strong. Four key conclusions and accompanying...

Costa Rica Struggles with over 60,000 Fleeing from Nicaragua

19th April 2019 | News

Around 62,000 people have fled from Nicaragua since the political and social crisis started a year ago, most of them sought asylum in Costa Rica. The Nicaraguan government says that it will implement a program to guarantee the safety of returnees. According to the...

UNHCR Urges States to Create Safe Passages – Less than 5 % of Resettlement Needs Met in 2018

22nd February 2019 | News

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has released data showing that only 4.7 percent of people in need of resettlement were actually resettled in 2018. Most resettlement needs arose from Lebanon and Turkey, to where people fled conflict in the Middle East. A...