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New Research Demonstrates that Search and Rescue is Not a Pull Factor

22nd November 2019 | News

New research published by the European University Institute suggests that Search and Rescue (SAR) activities in the Mediterranean, especially those carried out by NGOs, are not incentivizing departures of boats from Libyan shores. Combining data from UNHCR, IOM and...

Joint Letter: Calling on Nordic and Baltic Involvement in European Disembarkation and Relocation Arrangements

22nd November 2019 | News

Joint Letter November 2019 Stories and images of people stranded on boats in the Mediterranean have long been covering news outlets. People are stuck on boats for weeks without adequate support such as water, food, and medical care and ultimately risk being denied...

Med: At Least Nine People Dead after Shipwreck off Lanzarote

8th November 2019 | News

A shipwreck off Lanzarote brings the overall number of deaths of people trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe close to 1100. Meanwhile, five states agreed to distribute 88 people rescued by the NGO vessel Alan Kurdi. At least nine people died in a...

Germany: Constitutional Court Strengthens Rights of Asylum Seekers Subject to Dublin

8th November 2019 | News

The Federal Constitutional Court (BVG) strengthened the rights of asylum seekers subject to the Dublin procedure in two important cases concerning Italy and Greece. Notably, the BVG confirmed a ruling of the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) holding that the...

Advocate General: Refusal to Relocate Asylum Seekers “Breached EU Law”

8th November 2019 | News

In the Opinion issued by Eleanor Sharpston, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the Court), Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic have failed to fulfil their obligation under EU law by refusing to implement the mandatory Relocation...