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23 March 2019

EU: Customs cooperation: Review of the legal framework to exchange information with (in) Member States, European Commission, Europol and Frontex - Evaluation report

"Delegations will find in Annex the evaluation report on the review of the legal framework to exchange information with (in) Member States, European Commission, Europol and Frontex,.."

23 March 2019

Reimagining refugee rights: addressing asylum harms in Britain, Denmark and Sweden

"This report outlines findings from a study based in Britain, Denmark and Sweden from 2016-2018. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, it documents the harms increasingly embedded in the lives of people seeking asylum. In particular, this study focuses on the gendered implications of seeking asylum..."

22 March 2019

The European Refoulement Industry at Sea

"In February 2019, Fabrice Leggeri, the director of the European border agency Frontex announced that there was “no burning crisis with the irregular crossing at external borders”, pointing to the drop in arrivals between 2017 and 2018. And yet, he suggested, stronger border controls were needed.."

22 March 2019

UK: Spycops Victims Use Privacy Laws in Bid to See Files

"...last year, the NPSCPs raised the point that under the new GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation]... they did actually have rights over their data in the hands of the Inquiry, and such rights were over all such data, not just what the Inquiry decided was important. What matters is not what the Inquiry wishes but what are the rights protected in law..."

21 March 2019

Greece: Six boats arrive with 239 people.

"In Greece, since last night, six boats arrived with 239 people altogether, according to the Aegean Boat Report.."

21 March 2019

Brexit and Extending EU Membership: The Legal Issues

"Apart from the legal issues directly related to the extension, next week is likely to see a number of crucial votes relating to the UK’s imminent and future relationship with the EU..."

21 March 2019

Time for truth, recognition and reconciliation for Roma in Europe (euractiv, link):

"EU leaders must show that they take Roma rights and anti-Roma discrimination seriously..."

21 March 2019

Who facilitated the Christchurch terrorist’s journey through hate?

"The context of war and the influence of the New Right intelligentsia cannot be left out of the reckoning when it comes to understanding the making of the New Zealand terrorist."

20 March 2019

Migrants fail German tests in increasing numbers

"The number of migrants and refugees failing Germany's integration and language classes has risen..."

20 March 2019

UK: Home Affairs Committee Report: “Utter failure” of Home Office has led to serious problems with every part of the immigration detention system, Committee warns

"The Home Office has shown a shockingly cavalier attitude in its approach to immigration detention and overseen serious failings in almost every area of the immigration detention process,.."

20 March 2019

EU: 3 years on, what’s become of the EU-Turkey migration deal?

"ATHENS, Greece — In March 2016, European governments breathed a sigh of relief as the European Union reached a deal with Turkey designed to stop hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants heading into the heart of Europe..."

20 March 2019

NETHERLANDS: 100 Teens Chant ‘Geert Wilders,’ Attack Moroccan Family in Netherlands

"Being barged in on and beaten by nearly 100 teenagers in their own home was not how the Boukhizzou family imagined spending Monday evening..."

20 March 2019

UK: Immigration removals stopped by injunction

"Hundreds of immigration removals are in doubt after the High Court ordered the Home Office to stop using a controversial "no warning" tactic..."

20 March 2019

EU: Names of national authorities that drafted "interoperability" plans published following Statewatch complaint

The names of the authorities that made up the EU high-level expert group on information systems and interoperability, which was responsible for outlining the plans that have led to the interconnection of EU policing and migration databases, have been published by the European Commission following a successful complaint by Statewatch.

20 March 2019

The “Mare Jonio” rescued 49 people from a shipwreck: now Italy must indicate a safe haven!

"The “Mare Jonio,” a ship flying an Italian flag and run by “Mediterranea Saving Humans,” has rescued 49 people on a rubber boat in distress...."

20 March 2019

UK: Pro-Palestine students denied university access during Queen's visit

"Pro-Palestine students at one of the UK's top universities have said they were denied university access over security concerns during a visit by the Queen on Tuesday..."

19 March 2019

Greece: Three years of "cruel, inhumane and cynical" treatment of migrants and refugees

"Thousands of people remain trapped in overcrowded, unsafe and unsanitary Greek island camps three years after the implementation of the European Union-Turkey deal,.."

19 March 2019

In troubled waters: What does the the future hold for Operation Sophia?

"In a row over the disembarkation of migrants rescued at sea, the Italian government has brought the EU’s maritime military Operation Sophia to the verge of collapse..."

 

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