asylum seekers

Migration: Voluntary Return from Europe and Reintegration

The European Commission announced that the Union is adopting the first EU migration Strategy on voluntary return and reintegration of…

4 years ago

Ireland joins Schengen Information System database SIS

From March 15th 2021, Ireland will be part of Schengen Information System II the Europe’s largest and most widely used…

4 years ago

Foreign and Home affairs Ministers discuss external aspects of EU migration policy

The Home affairs ministers and Foreign affairs ministers of EU member states met at an informal video conference on 15…

4 years ago

Migration decreased by 31% last year compared to 2019 due to COVID19

Applications for asylum seekers in Europe in 2020 decreased by 31% compared to 2019, down to the lowest levels since…

4 years ago

Irregular Migration flows: Frontex closes Mediterranean routes

Migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe embark on life-threatening journeys as smugglers use increasingly dangerous tactics to cross the…

4 years ago

Joe Biden reforms asylum and opens gates to reunite families

US President Joe Biden announced Thursday he plans to reform asylum policy and allow more legal migrants to enter the…

4 years ago

Migration is part of today’s world with Germany among top destinations

In Europe, Germany came the best largest single destination for migrants while the United States of America took the top…

4 years ago

UNHCR calls for European ‘new chapter for refugee protection’

The UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday called Portugal and Slovenia to lead the effort to forge a better protection…

4 years ago

EU sends money to Bosnia and Herzegovina for migrants and refugees

EU has announced an additional €3.5 million in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable refugees and migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina.…

4 years ago

EU extends migration deal with Turkey – humanitarian support for refugees

EU has extended until 2022 two humanitarian programmes in Turkey to host 4 million refugees. 70% of them are children…

4 years ago

Spain, Italy, Greece and Malta drive a new EU migration battle

Leaders of Spain, Malta, Italy and Greece declared migration battle for greater European solidarity to share responsibility. EU South Member…

4 years ago

Canary Islands: EU called for increased repatriations of migrants

EU internal affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson called for increased repatriations of migrants who do not qualify for refugee status. On…

4 years ago

Relocation or Return sponsorship: EU shares Migration responsibility

Managing migration is a shared European responsibility, which makes it essential that Member States’ policies are coordinated. Member States with…

4 years ago

Is it legal to fire Rubber Bullets at asylum seekers?

As a contribution to the the extraordinary situation at the EU Greek external borders, the EU Commission presented an Action…

5 years ago

EU to launch Frontex rapid border assistance to Greece

EU plans a rapid border Frontex intervention to assist Greece in dealing with the large numbers of migrants at its…

5 years ago

Asylum, refugees, migration and borders EU debate

The arrival of more than one million asylum seekers and migrants to Europe in 2015 exposed serious migration flaws in…

5 years ago

Migration: Global trends in forced displacement

The number of people fleeing war, persecution and conflict exceeded 70 million in 2018. This is the highest level that…

5 years ago

Turkey – Erdogan: We will open gates for migrants to enter Europe

President Erdogan warns of new migrants wave in Europe. Turkey plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and…

5 years ago

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.