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18 Oct 2019

News Highlights: Refugees protest mass-rejection of evacuation in Libya, Ethiopian Prime Minister wins Nobel Peace Prize, EU migration deals continue

by S. Fons | posted in: Abiy Ahmed, Africa, Asylum Seekers, Detention, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Libya, Migration, Sudan, Switzerland, UNHCR, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights: Ethiopian Prime Minister wins the Nobel Peace Prize; Sudan transitional government and Sudan rebel groups are discussing peace; BBC journalist witnesses state control in Eritrea; Eritreans and Ethiopians stuck at US-Mexico border; EU member states defer export of weapons to Turkey, as President Erdogan’s actions are condemned; European countries unlikely to resettle promised number of refugees before deadline; New report urges Switzerland to improve protection of trafficking victims; Hungary likely to appear before the Court of Justice for non-compliance on EU migration law; Refugees protest mass-UNHCR rejection; journalist reports EU pays UN to keep refugees in Libya; Morocco and EU working on migration deal; and Rescue-boats save close to 300 people

18 Oct 2019

CEPS and MEDAM conference discusses “Rethinking EU migration and asylum policies”

by S. Fons | posted in: Africa, Asylum Seekers, EEPA news and activities, Migration, Refugees in the EU | 0

On October 16, Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM) organised a conference along with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), celebrating the publication of its recent report on “Rethinking EU migration and asylum policies”. At the conference, European migration politics and EU-African partnerships were discussed amongst various panels with experts on the two matters.

10 Oct 2019

Only three additional member states join the new relocation system after Justice and Home Affairs Meeting

by S. Fons | posted in: Asylum Seekers, Dublin Regulation, EEPA news and activities, European Commission, European Politics, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, LIBE, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, Refugees in the EU, Relocation system | 0

On October 8, European Justice and Home Affairs ministers met to discuss the new relocation framework set up by Finland, France, Germany, Italy, and Malta, which is based on voluntary collaborations amongst member states. The new deal holds that within four weeks, migrants and refugees will be either relocated amongst participating member states or returned if they are not in need of asylum. The arrangement is expected to run until the new college of commissioners takes over in November 2019. Only three additional member states pledged to join the deal after the meeting.