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Germany: Legal change could criminalise sea rescue and humanitarian assistance
A planned amendment to the Residence Act in Germany has prompted more than 50 organisations to raise concerns about the potential criminalisation of sea rescue and humanitarian assistance. The proposed changes to Section 96 of the Residence Act, under the "Return Improvement Act," could result in non-profit organisations that support people on the move in border areas facing criminal prosecution. Read More
People-smuggling profits at historic high, EU concedes
EUobserver, 28 November 2023. Read More
European Parliament sidelined in adoption of new travel surveillance agreement with Canada
Six years ago, the Court of Justice struck down the EU's PNR agreement with Canada due to its lack of safeguards on data protection, non-discrimination and effective remedy for individuals. In 2019, a new draft agreement was shared by the Commission with the European Parliament, but no further amended version was communicated until yesterday, on the day negotiations are supposed to be finalised. Read More
Digital rights and the protection of the right to asylum in the Charter of the European Union
The right to asylum, as delineated in Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (EU) (‘the Charter’), does not grant the right to asylum to every individual seeking it. Instead, it articulates that everyone is entitled to have their application for international protection examined in line with international and EU law. This principle is reinforced by Article 19 of the Charter, which strictly prohibits collective expulsions and forbids the removal, expulsion or extradition of any person ‘to a State where there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’. Read More
Videoconference identification part of push to digitalize EU deportation procedures
Non-EU states should agree to the use of videoconferences to confirm the identity of individuals facing deportation proceedings in EU member states, says an internal European Commission report obtained by Statewatch. This is one of several initiatives being pushed as part of the drive to increase deportations from the EU, alongside digital information exchange platforms and sanctions on visa issuance for nationals of states deemed to be insufficiently cooperative with removals from the EU. Read More
Europol löscht NoBorder-Initiativen aus Terrorbericht
ND, 22 November 2023. Read More
Svensken som ska hålla Frontex på mattan: ”Kan inte vara överallt”
ETC, 20 November 2023. Read More
Deportations: “European return decision” in the works
The Spanish Council Presidency wants the EU to start designing legislation for a "European return decision," to ensure harmonised deportations procedures and practices across the bloc, and increase the number of third-country nationals removed from EU territory. Read More
Migrazioni: l’Unione Europea pianifica nuovi accordi con Egitto e Tunisia mentre continua a sostenere la Libia nella lotta alle partenze
La Repubblica, 19 November 2023. Read More
Visafreiheit: USA wollen Zugriff auf EU-Biometriedaten bilateral durchsetzen
Heise, 19 November 2023. Read More