Situation report: UNSC extends sanctions on Sudan; 178 sentenced Tigray military members were pardoned; 30 children killed or injured in Sennar, Sudan
12 Sep 2024

Situation report: UNSC extends sanctions on Sudan; 178 sentenced Tigray military members were pardoned; 30 children killed or injured in Sennar, Sudan

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SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 571 – 12 September 2024

Only three additional member states join the new relocation system after Justice and Home Affairs Meeting
10 Oct 2019

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

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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.

LIBE committee discusses the obligations of the European Union in Search and Rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea
4 Oct 2019

LIBE committee discusses the obligations of the European Union in Search and Rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea

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In the light of last week’s agreement on a new, temporary relocation system, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) in the European Parliament organised a hearing on October 3rd on the topic of ‘Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean Sea’. The debate touched upon core issues of the EU’s obligation, both legally and morally, to rescue people at sea. The debate precedes a renewed member state discussion about refugee relocation on 8 October.