EU Reaches Long-Stalled Migration Deal on Hosting Asylum Seekers
1 year, 6 months ago

EU Reaches Long-Stalled Migration Deal on Hosting Asylum Seekers

News 18  

EU nations on Thursday reached agreement on a long-stalled revision of the bloc’s rules to share the hosting of asylum seekers and migrants more equitably. “These files constitute the two main pillars of the reform of the EU asylum system and is key to a good balance between responsibility and solidarity,” the Swedish presidency tweeted. Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Nicole de Moor said migrants who statistically had less chance of getting refugee status included citizens from “Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Bangladesh and Pakistan”. “Instead, they signal the EU’s desire to barricade Europe from asylum seekers,” Oxfam said.

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Majority of EU nations want more partnerships to stem migration from countries of origin
7 months, 1 week ago

Majority of EU nations want more partnerships to stem migration from countries of origin

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A majority of European Union members are calling for more agreements with countries where migrants depart from or travel through to get to Europe, saying the bloc needs to think outside the box to tackle irregular migration into the 27-member bloc. The letter, addressed to the high-ranking officials in the EU’s executive Commission, indicated that officials in …

European Union nations endorse sweeping reforms of migrant asylum system
7 months, 1 week ago

European Union nations endorse sweeping reforms of migrant asylum system

LA Times  

Migrants who fell from a rubber boat cling to a floating boom before being rescued off the Libyan coast in 2021. European Union nations endorsed sweeping reforms to the bloc’s failed asylum system on Tuesday as campaigning for Europe-wide elections next month gathers pace and migration is expected to be an important issue. However, the vast reform package will not …

The EU’s migration policies and the end of human rights in Europe
10 months, 1 week ago

The EU’s migration policies and the end of human rights in Europe

Al Jazeera  

In January, Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis featured prominently at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Greece has probably managed the migration problem better than most other European countries,” he said confidently in an interview with CNN’s Richard Quest on the sidelines of the forum. The provisions, which are meant to “fundamentally change how we deal with migration and asylum”, …

Fears over asylum-seekers' rights as EU leaders hails migration deal breakthrough
1 year ago

Fears over asylum-seekers' rights as EU leaders hails migration deal breakthrough

Firstpost  

The bill, meant to strengthen France’s ability to deport foreigners considered undesirable, passed the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, with a 349-186 vote late Tuesday. Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the deal improves control over migration with better asylum procedures at the external borders of the EU. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who championed the bill, said …

EU hails a migration deal breakthrough after years of talks. Critics worry about rights abuses
1 year ago

EU hails a migration deal breakthrough after years of talks. Critics worry about rights abuses

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders and top officials hailed on Wednesday a major breakthrough in talks on new rules to control migration, but critics said the reforms will weaken the rights of asylum-seekers and encourage more morally dubious deals with countries that people leave to get to Europe. Agreement was also found on which EU countries should handle asylum applications, …

EU reaches agreement to overhaul migration system, tighten asylum rules
1 year ago

EU reaches agreement to overhaul migration system, tighten asylum rules

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups and some political parties say pact is ‘unworkable’ and will lead to ‘surge in suffering’. Envoys from member countries, the EU parliament and the executive branch, the European Commission, “reached a deal on the core political elements” of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, the EU’s Spanish presidency said in a statement on Wednesday after a night of …

The EU agrees on a migration deal, but critics warn of possible rights abuses
1 year ago

The EU agrees on a migration deal, but critics warn of possible rights abuses

NPR  

The EU agrees on a migration deal, but critics warn of possible rights abuses Enlarge this image toggle caption Markus Schreiber/AP Markus Schreiber/AP BRUSSELS — European Union leaders and top officials hailed on Wednesday a major breakthrough in talks on new rules to control migration, but critics said the reforms will weaken the rights of asylum-seekers and encourage more morally …

As Migration to Europe Rises, a Backlash Grows
1 year ago

As Migration to Europe Rises, a Backlash Grows

Live Mint  

Rising migration across Europe, including the biggest surge in asylum seekers since a 2015-2016 migrant crisis, is fueling support for far-right and anti-immigration parties, potentially reshaping European politics for years. “It all resonated with his key political message—that it’s time to put the Dutch people first again," said Rem Korteweg, a senior fellow at the Clingendael Institute think tank in …

EU countries overcome key obstacle in yearslong plan to overhaul the bloc’s asylum rules
1 year, 2 months ago

EU countries overcome key obstacle in yearslong plan to overhaul the bloc’s asylum rules

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union countries on Wednesday overcame a major obstacle in their yearslong quest to overhaul the bloc’s asylum rules amid warnings that time is running out to clinch agreement on the entire scheme before next year’s EU elections. Wednesday’s deal would involve setting up processing centers on the EU’s outside borders where people would be screened when they …

EU struggles to update asylum laws three years on from a sweeping reform. And the clock is ticking
1 year, 2 months ago

EU struggles to update asylum laws three years on from a sweeping reform. And the clock is ticking

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Three years after unveiling a plan for sweeping reform of the European Union’s outdated asylum rules, government ministers struggled on Thursday to overcome yet another obstacle to putting the new system in place, fueling doubt as to whether it will ever see the light of day. “It’s not just the crisis regulation, it’s about the whole pact,” Spanish …

Poland vows not to bow to EU migrant rules and threatens to veto any refugee relocation plan
1 year, 5 months ago

Poland vows not to bow to EU migrant rules and threatens to veto any refugee relocation plan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Poland’s prime minister insisted Thursday …

EU members sign deal to overhaul asylum procedures
1 year, 6 months ago

EU members sign deal to overhaul asylum procedures

Al Jazeera  

The accord will change how asylum seekers are processed at the bloc’s borders and how they are relocated across Europe. European Union ministers have agreed on a deal to overhaul the bloc’s asylum procedures, which has eluded the bloc for nearly 10 years, after 12 hours of negotiations to obtain the go-ahead from front-line members Italy and Greece. The new …

After years of bickering, EU claims breakthrough in migration talks
1 year, 6 months ago

After years of bickering, EU claims breakthrough in migration talks

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union countries have made a breakthrough in migration talks, sealing agreement on a plan to share out responsibility for migrants entering Europe without authorization, the root of one of the bloc’s longest-running political crises, officials said late Thursday. The pact will form the 27 EU countries’ negotiating stance in talks with the European Parliament, which has a …

EU home affairs chief warns UK asylum plan may be illegal
1 year, 9 months ago

EU home affairs chief warns UK asylum plan may be illegal

The Hindu  

Britain's plan to refuse to allow migrants arriving in small boats the right to claim asylum may breach its international obligations, the EU's home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson warned on Thursday. Arriving at a meeting of European Union interior ministers in Brussels, Johansson said she had spoken to UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman to discuss the planned legislation, which may …

Deals to return asylum seekers 'have little effect', researchers say
2 years, 1 month ago

Deals to return asylum seekers 'have little effect', researchers say

Dutch News  

Politicians need to be more ‘realistic’ about the difficulty of sending people who have been refused asylum back to their countries of origin, researchers for the justice ministry have said. ‘We should be honest: full enforcement isn’t possible,’ Arjan Leerkes, professor of migration at Maastricht University and a member of the justice ministry’s research centre WODC, told the Volkskrant. The …

Deals to return asylum seekers 'have little effect', researchers say
2 years, 1 month ago

Deals to return asylum seekers 'have little effect', researchers say

Dutch News  

Politicians need to be more ‘realistic’ about the difficulty of sending people who have been refused asylum back to their countries of origin, researchers for the justice ministry have said. ‘We should be honest: full enforcement isn’t possible,’ Arjan Leerkes, professor of migration at Maastricht University and a member of the justice ministry’s research centre WODC, told the Volkskrant. The …

EU nations on Med coast renew push for migrant quotas
4 years ago

EU nations on Med coast renew push for migrant quotas

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Four European Union countries that hundreds of thousands of unauthorized migrants have entered over the past five years have expressed concern that new proposals to revamp the EU’s asylum system will continue to leave them to cope with the challenge alone. “The front-line member states cannot face the migratory pressure on the whole European Union,” the four countries …

EU proposes new asylum system to help frontline nations
4 years, 3 months ago

EU proposes new asylum system to help frontline nations

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union announced a major overhaul of its asylum system Wednesday in hopes that more countries will finally share responsibility for people landing on Europe’s shores seeking sanctuary or better lives. “The old system to deal with it in Europe no longer works,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels, adding that the …

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