Editorial: Displaced Responsibilities: Finding a Wider Approach to Displacement in EU External Policies
When it comes to asylum in Europe, major implementation gaps remain, and violations remain unaddressed. At the same time, it is full steam ahead on the external dimension of asylum and migration policy, as ECRE’s analysis published this week shows. The publication of...
European Commission Publishes Findings of the First Annual Assessment of Third Countries’ Cooperation on Readmission
Following changes to the Visa Code in 2019, the Commission assessed the level of readmission cooperation with third countries and submitted a report to the Council. While the report itself is not public, a Communication published this week summarises the main findings...
New EU Agreement with Afghanistan Amid Deteriorating Security Situation
A new agreement called the ”Joint Declaration on Migration Cooperation between Afghanistan and the EU’ (JDMC) is set to be approved by the Council of the EU. The agreement which is leaked by Statewatch aims to increase deportations amid a deteriorating security...