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EU: MED-CRISIS (31.8.15)
Dutch plan tougher asylum policy as migrants flock to Europe (Reuters, link): "Failed asylum seekers would be limited to "a few weeks'" shelter after being turned down, if they do not agree to return home. Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Bookmark and personal data exchange: Latest LIMITE documents
- New DP Regulation: RIGHTS OF THE DATA SUBJECT: Chapter III, preparation of trilogue (LIMITE doc no: 11802-15, 102 pages, pdf): Council's negotiating position. Multicolumn document giving the Commission proposal and the positions of the Read More
Greece, Lesvos: The writing was on the wall
This is a compilation of key articles and documents setting out the history of the migrant crisis in Lesvos, Greece which is not new - it dates from at least 2002. They show the development Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council on 14 September 2015
See the full text: Extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council on 14 September 2015: There is no mention of the need to provide humanitarian aid and civil protection: "After a presentation of migration flows by Read More
EU: MED-CRISIS: (28-30-8-15)
GREECE: How many more deaths can we stomach? Over the past weeks Greece has been facing an unprecedented spike in refugee arrivals in its eastern islands, pushing the country’s limited resources into a breaking point Read More
EU: MED-CRISIS: La photo poignante qui symbolise la tragédie des migrants
See: La photo poignante qui symbolise la tragédie des migrants (mais qui n'est pas de Banksy) (SLATE, link) [Photo poignantly symbolizes the tragedy of migrants (but not Banksy)] Read More
RAIL SECURITY: Commissioners Avramopoulos and Bulc at the Paris meeting on cross-border cooperation against terrorism and for rail security
See the full text: Commissioners Avramopoulos and Bulc at the Paris meeting on cross-border cooperation against terrorism and for rail security (pdf). Contains little detail of the measures to be taken and a lot reasserting Read More
EU: West Balkans Summit in Vienna
"the participating States take note with appreciation of the various ongoing efforts undertaken by European Union institutions and agencies as well as individual EU Member States and regional fora such as the Forum Salzburg, which Read More
EU: UK House of Commons Library: Briefing Paper: Migration pressures in Europe
See the full text: Migration pressures in Europe (22 pages, pdf): Good summary: "While there are some involuntary migrants, subject to people trafficking rather than smuggling, this is the exception...." The United Nations High Commission Read More
EU: Med-CRISIS: (Sunday 30/08/2015)
Migration crisis: Germany, France and Britain demand urgent EU meeting - Call for action comes as UK home secretary Theresa May says only Europeans with a job lined up should be allowed to come to Read More