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Council of the EU: European Public Prosecutor’s Office, “Blue Card” (Legal migration) & Humanitarian visas
• European Public Prosecutors' Office: Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Preparation for a general approach (LIMITE doc no: 5154-17, 156 pages, pdf): Almost agreed Council position Read More
More externalisation of migration control by Blanca Garcés-Mascareñas
We pay but others do it. This first and foremost has been the response of the European Union to the so-called “refugee crisis”. Read More
UK: ‘Specific’ terror evidence not necessary for RAF drone strikes
"“Specific” advance evidence of a terror plot threatening UK interests is not legally necessary before launching pre-emptive drone strikes against suspects overseas, according to the the attorney general. In a speech to the International Institute Read More
AFRICA: Available evidence contradicts assumptions about African migrations
An important article by Marie-Laurence Flahaux and Hein de Haas: "Africa is often seen as a continent of mass migration and displacement caused by poverty, violent conflict and environmental stress. Yet such perceptions are based Read More
Thousands rally in Spain for ETA prisoner amnesty
"Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Bilbao in northern Spain on Saturday, calling for amnesty for prisoners of the Eta Basque separatist group. Protesters in the Basque country, who hold this demonstration every Read More
SPAIN-MOROCCO: Court orders re-opening of ‘El Tarajal’ case into deaths in the waters around Ceuta
A court in Cádiz, southern Spain, has ordered the re-opening of the 'El Tarajal' case regarding 15 people who drowned in February 2015 after attempting to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by sea and Read More
EU: For the record: comments by experts following the April 2016 adoption of the Directive for data protection in the police and criminal justice sectors
"The Directive does offer a substantial improvement for data protection as for the first time it establishes a common data protection standard for the police and justice sectors. It however remains a minimum harmonization text Read More
EU: Why the world fears refugees (narrated by Zygmunt Bauman)
"Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most influential thinkers of our time, says many Europeans' fear of refugees boils down to the idea of the “precariat” - people whose lives are marked by precariousness, anxiety and Read More
EU: Refugee crisis: More than 100 asylum seekers drown as boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea
"More than 100 refugees have drowned after a boat sank in rough conditions in the Mediterranean Sea as the crisis shows no sign of slowing. The Italian Navy was searching for survivors from the vessel, Read More
Statewatch Analysis: Eighth report on relocation and resettlement: Commission welcomes increase in relocations and ignores harmful systematic effects
In the eighth report on relocation and resettlement published on 8 December 2016, the Commission continued to welcome developments which are degrading Europe to ensure that the “emergency” its policies and the dysfunctional Schengen/Dublin system Read More