Balkan Route: “Upgraded” Agreement Between EU and Montenegro in Border Management, Persecuted Minority Faith Group Denied Asylum at Bulgarian Border, NGO Calls for Investigation of Killing of Asylum Seeker at North Macedonian-Greek Border

Balkan Route: “Upgraded” Agreement Between EU and Montenegro in Border Management, Persecuted Minority Faith Group Denied Asylum at Bulgarian Border, NGO Calls for Investigation of Killing of Asylum Seeker at North Macedonian-Greek Border

The EU signed an “upgraded” agreement with Montenegro to organise joint operations along the border. Over 100 from a minority faith group were denied access to seek asylum at the Bulgarian border despite NGO appeals. Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) calls for...
Germany: “Very Constructive” Refugee Summit Agrees on Tougher Migration Measures as Chancellor Calls for Respect to EU Values, Federal Government Revitalising “Unworkable” Externalisation Ideas Amid Increase of Attacks on Asylum Accommodations

Germany: “Very Constructive” Refugee Summit Agrees on Tougher Migration Measures as Chancellor Calls for Respect to EU Values, Federal Government Revitalising “Unworkable” Externalisation Ideas Amid Increase of Attacks on Asylum Accommodations

Germany’s Olaf Scholz and regional leaders agreed to modernise IT system to fasten expulsions, extend maximum detention period from 10 days to 28 days and reach new “migrant partnership” with countries of origins. The country’s interior minister calls for a “change”...
2022 Update AIDA Country Report: France

2022 Update AIDA Country Report: France

The updated AIDA Country Report on France provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, the content of international protection, as well as procedure for and...