Brussels 25.06.2021 The European Council (pictured) discussed the migration situation on the various routes. While the measures taken by the EU and Member States have brought down the overall irregular flows in recent years, developments on some routes give rise to serious concern and require continued vigilance and urgent action. 🔴 LIVE NOW: follow the…
Category: Immigration
Spain: Morocco migrant tactic
Brussels 18.05.2021 Some 6,000 undocumented migrants arrived illegally in the Spanish exclave city of Ceuta in North Africa on Monday 17 and Tuesday May 18, according to the central government’s delegate in the city. Government sources told Spanish news agency Efe that around 1,500 of the migrants may be minors, although their age still needs…
France: leadership vs. citizens
Brussels 14.05.2021 One year before the next presidential election, a new poll indicates that the 2017 duel Macron-Le Pen could be re-played again in 2022. Will in 2022 once again Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen compete at the polls in the second round of the presidential election? In 2017, Emmanuel Macron won against his…
EU-UNHCR: refugees of Ethiopia-Colombia-Lebanon
Brussels 11.05.2021 High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi met on 11 May 2021. They discussed in detail the situation in Ethiopia, Colombia, Lebanon and the Western Balkans. They agreed on the importance of bridging the divide between humanitarian and development responses to forced displacement to ensure long-term…
EESC: Asylum Pact IMBALANCES
Brussels 12.03.2021 The New Migration and Asylum Pact: short on solidarity and weighing heavy on states of first entry, according to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). 🔴 Find out more about challenges and future of #CivilSociety organisations during and after #COVID19 #EUcivilsociety @DiversEESC @smsboland 📺 Follow NOW in webstreaming: https://t.co/b4csjGQHdi pic.twitter.com/n1GJfNGzhr — EESC…
France: Sudanese migrant crime
A Sudanese asylum-seeker killed an employee at a centre for migrants in the southern French city of Pau after his request was rejected, authorities said. [#BercoffSudRadio]⚡️ @andrebercoff revient sur l'agression au couteau à #Pau avec un auditeur 🗣️ "Toutes les lois existent pour traiter ce problème. Le problème ce n'est pas la loi, c'est la…
Hungary migration position unchanged
“Since 2015, the stance of the Hungarian Government on migration has been clear and unchanged. We have presented this stance and our proposals on several occasions” writes Zoltan Kovacs, the Secretary of State for International Communication and Relations, International spokesman, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister Victor Orban. 1/5 Since 2015, the stance of the…
Moria fire: EU mobilises support
The European Council president Charles Michel said he is working on mobilisation of the EU support to Greece in the aftermath of the Moria migrant camp fire. «Full solidarity with the people of Lesbos providing shelter, the migrants and staff. We are in touch with the Greek authorities and ready to mobilize support», Michel wrote…
Banksy rescue vessel on errand
British street artist Banksy has financed a rescue boat to transport migrants trying to reach Europe crossing Mediterranean from North African coasts. Banksy funds boat to rescue refugees in the Mediterranean Sea https://t.co/n0aOkX2aXf — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 28, 2020 Named Louise Michel after a 19th-century French anarchist, the 31-metre motor yacht is decorated…
COVI19: Italian military to control migrants
The Italian government will send soldiers to Sicily to stop recently arrived migrants leaving holding centers after a raft of breakouts in recent days, including some by people who had been quarantined to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Italy is sending soldiers to Sicily to prevent migrants leaving holding centers after a raft of…
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