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Border externalisation: updates to EU external Action Files
The latest issue of our bulletin on EU border externalisation policies includes: action files for Egypt, Tunisia, Mauritania, Afghanistan and the Western Med and Atlantic Route, hints at the future governance of Frontex and a plea to 'mention' human rights more in external engagements Read More
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Far-right German MEP questions Commission over Return Hubs // Frontex touts its ‘added value’ at annual event in Warsaw // Europol announces launch of new migrant smuggling department Read More
Migration partnerships
‘Mention human rights more’, Presidency tells external working party // Negotiating a ‘fair price’ for migration partnerships // Updated action files Read More
Deportation and readmission
EU and Nigeria sign long-awaited deportation arrangement Read More
Border management
Sketches of future Frontex governance structure // Presidency note outlines EU agencies’ role in external migration control // Commission opens door for expanded use of Article 25a sanctions Read More
Outsourcing Borders: Bulletin 15
“Please note that we also strive to accommodate your colleagues and collaborators at Statewatch who, in the meantime, have submitted… Read More
A transition for Statewatch
In this video interview, Chris Jones and Alamara Khwaja Bettum discuss Statewatch's past, present and future. They review Chris's last 15 years of Statewatch and his thoughts on the current and future state of politics, civil liberties and activism. Read More
Frontex’s European blackmail over migrants’ ‘voluntary’ returns
With a 22,900% increase in so-called 'voluntary' returns over the last six years, and a budget in excess of €1 billion, Frontex is fast becoming the protagonist in Europe's border control policy Read More
EU border externalisation: updates for Iraq and Bangladesh
Two 'action files' obtained by Statewatch update European government ministers on the state of counter-migration spending and projects in Bangladesh and Iraq. Both countries were recently reported by the EU to be cooperating more on deportations of their citizens from Europe, and these 'action files' reveal considerable effort from the EU to further restrict migration. Read More
Border externalisation: how to make people deport themselves
The latest issue of our bulletin on EU border externalisation policies includes: how EU member states want Frontex to expand its control in non-EU countries; the Council thinking out loud about how to pressure people into deporting themselves; and the EU wants to reassert control in the Sahel. Read More