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EU Asylum Policy: Which Way?

It was in 1999 that the Member States of the European Union decided to lay the foundations for a European asylum policy. While legislative action has been important, the goals set 20 years ago have not all been achieved. While the "refugee crisis" has given priority to the "policy of controlling migratory flows" to the detriment of the right of asylum, we can question the capacity of States to build a European area of ​​protection perceived and lived as such by refugees and stakeholders (Paper i (...)

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News

12.04.2019 - European Commission - EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey - Third annual report

The third annual report on the implementation of the Facility shows solid results on EU support to refugees and host communities in Turkey, including: (...)

11.04.2019 - European Commission - Europe remains the world's biggest development donor

The European Union and its Member States continued to be the world's leading provider of official development assistance in 2018 and stepped up their (...)

10.04.2019 - European Parliament - European Border and Coast Guard - At a Glance

The European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement to adopt a new regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG). (...)

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Video

Migrations en Questions - Enrico Letta - The Impact of asylum and migration related issues on the public and political debate

Enrico Letta, Dean of the Paris School of Internal Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po Paris explains why asylum and migration related issues have become over the years a key political priority and are likely the become the centre of all debates related to Europe. More on www.migration (...)

Enrico Letta - L'impact de l'asile et de l'immigration sur le débat public et politique

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Papers

Defending migrants’ rights in the context of detention and deportation

By Alix Loubeyre and Maïté Fernandez

Over the past years, political pressure to detain and deport more migrants has led to more case law that challenges the legality of various aspects in the forced removal procedure, including the legality of detention decisions. Civil society has a significant role in facilitating strategic litigation in this area. PICUM’s and the European Migration Law’s legal seminar “Defending migrants’ rights in the context of detention and deportation” in Brussels this year, offered a great opportunity in th (...)

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