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23 March 2020

Ireland: Coronavirus legal response: Dáil passes emergency Covid-19 legislation

New powers have been granted to the Irish authorities to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

23 March 2020

UK: Hostile environment risks public health during coronavirus outbreak

A warning that the UK government's "hostile environment" for undocumented migrants needs to be abolished in order to protect public health.

23 March 2020

UK: "Two Years Is Too Long" for "Draconian" Coronavirus Bill, Warn MPs & Rights Groups

The government's proposal to introduce emergency powers for two years needs to be cut down to size, say civil liberties groups.

23 March 2020

Hungary: Orbán introduces 'Enabling Act' in the name of fighting coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have offered an opportunity to Viktor Orbán to extend his powers.

23 March 2020

European Commission: We will fight forced labour in Eritrea by financing projects that use it

"...The EU-funded project only finances the procurement and supply of material and equipment — the EU does not pay for labour...

23 March 2020

#Euroleaks: the full 2015 Eurogroup recordings now public!

The DiEM 25 political party has published recordings of the meetings of the Eurogroup in 2015, in which the Greek government clashed with other governments and ECB officials over the austerity programme being imposed upon the Mediterranean state.

23 March 2020

UK Bill a License for Military Crimes? Law Would Stymie Prosecution of Armed Forces for Abuses

A new bill seeks to introduce a "presumption against prosecution" for UK armed forces members accused of serious crimes.

23 March 2020

Stuck under a cloud of suspicion: Profiling in the EU

Key points from a recent report on new technologies and police powers.

23 March 2020

Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (17-23.3.20)

Including: Anti-migration cooperation between the EU, Italy and Libya: some truths / Erdogan in talks with European leaders over refugee cash for Turkey / COVID-19: No one is safe until All are protected!

19 March 2020

UK pubs and restaurants told to shut in virus fight

The UK at last follows other EU states.

19 March 2020

UK: Full text of the Coronavirus Bill

Proposed powers to enforce the lockdown have been published.

19 March 2020

Greece: Refugees on Samos: We see a darkness

"For the refugees, coronavirus is a fused bomb. When, rather than if it blows it will be devastating.

18 March 2020

UK privacy activists raise fears over social distancing tracking

Mobile phone operators’ data could be used to monitor success of coronavirus policy

18 March 2020

Erdogan in talks with European leaders over refugee cash for Turkey

Turkey is reportedly seeking more money from the European Union to prevent the departure of refugees heading across the borders with Greece and Bulgaria.

18 March 2020

Service providers in Belgium should not have to report irregular migrants, says Council of Europe’s anti-racism watchdog

The Council of Europe's Commission on Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) calls for Belgium to uphold the rights of undocumented migrants.

18 March 2020

UK: Undercover policing inquiry: secretive Met unit shredded files

It has emerged that Metropolitan Police officers shredded files relevant to the ongoing, and long-stalled, enquiry on the infilitration of political groups and justice campaigns.

18 March 2020

Open access book: Europe and the Refugee Response: A Crisis of Values?

A new online book examines how the arrival of refugees in Europe from 2016 onwards "played into fears of cultural, religious, and ethnic differences across the continent."

18 March 2020

Over 400 migrants returned to Libya over weekend

The International Organization for Migration has called the returns "unacceptable".

 

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