Preliminary data from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has revealed a 148% increase in irregular crossings of the EU’s eastern borders between January and June 2024 despite an overall decrease of 30% for the EU as a whole. The Finnish Parliament...
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...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Poland provides a detailed overview of legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2023. It also includes an annex...
New evidence has revealed how Poland’s authorities have continued to push back migrants over its borders. Polish officials have shared details of the “Shield East” border fortification plan: a response to alleged Russian efforts to encourage migrants to cross into...
The Council of the EU has given its final approval to the Pact on Migration and Asylum despite strong opposition from a small number of member states, including Poland. Poland has joined a group of member states that has asked the European Commission to propose ‘new...
