The leaking of the “draft roadmap” towards a framework on operational cooperation on Search and Rescue (SAR) in the Mediterranean has caused some consternation among NGOs and associations involved in SAR, as well as among experts on International Law of the Sea...
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’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”...
Morocco hailed as an “essential ally” by the Spanish prime minister amid political pushback over too many concessions. Spanish migration cooperation with Morocco has significantly decreased arrivals to the Canary Islands but the cycle of deaths and distress continues...
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...