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…
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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). đź”´ Find out more about challenges and future of #CivilSociety organisations during and after #COVID19 #EUcivilsociety @DiversEESC @smsboland đź“ş Follow NOW in webstreaming: https://t.co/b4csjGQHdi pic.twitter.com/n1GJfNGzhr — EESC…
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…
Borrell visits Malta over migration
“This visit is one of the very first visits after the lockdown and it carries a strong message of European Union solidarity with respect to Malta. We are facing major challenges in our Southern neighbourhood” the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said, while visiting Valletta. We are facing several challenges in our southern neighbourhood and…
Italy: 150 migrants landed at night
There were four migrant landings overnight at Lampedusa bringing a total to more than 150 migrants onto the island between Sicily and Libya, ANSA news agency reports. Migrant hotspot of the island has been already so full that the coronavirus checks were carried out on the harbour side. Quattro sbarchi in poche ore a Lampedusa…
COVID19: Belgium releases 297 migrants
Belgium Immigration Office has released almost three hundred migrants from the closed reception centers in order to comply with the hygiene measures regarding the corona virus pandemic. That is what Minister of Asylum and Migration Maggie De Block (Open Vld) said, informing the Parliament about the decision. She added that the releases were made on…
Germany willing to shelter children
Government is seeking a “coalition of the willing” to shelter migrant children across Europe. The EU is searching for way to avoid the second wave of the 2015 refugee crisis while thousands of migrants gather at Greece’s border. (Image: social media). Germany has signaled its willingness to take a portion of some 1,500 migrant children…
EU rejects Turkey migratory pressure
The Foreign Affairs Council adopted a statement on the crisis in Idlib and the situation at the EU external borders with Turkey. (Image: illustration). #FAC press conference live now here: https://t.co/DW5UJjJOaB https://t.co/61zGeSoMp4 — EU Council Press (@EUCouncilPress) March 6, 2020 In its statement, the Council acknowledges the increased migratory burden and risks Turkey is facing…
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