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17.04.2024, The Conversation
A little over ten years after a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank off the coast of Lampedusa, claiming the lives of 368 migrants, another boat has capsized in the same waters, around 50 km off the coast. Nine people perished, including a baby, after waves of up to 2.5 metres pushed over their frail vessel on 10 April. That same day, the European Parliament approved a landmark package of laws on migration and asylum, bringing an end to nearly a decade of negotiations and push-back from the far-right and left. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
17.04.2024, Human Rights Watch
All 10 of Canada's provinces have now committed to ending their immigration detention agreements and arrangements with the Canada Border Services Agency, a major victory for migrant and refugee rights, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International Canada said today. Newfoundland and Labrador, the last remaining province, has now confirmed that it will no longer allow the federal government to detain migrants and asylum seekers in local jails. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Amerika
17.04.2024, Zeit
The police have carried out a raid against suspected 'people smugglers' in eight federal states. They are suspected of obtaining residence permits in return for money. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
16.04.2024, Welt
Polish border guards have once again registered an increase in irregular border crossings at the border with Belarus in recent weeks. Ten smugglers were arrested at the weekend alone, according to the border guards. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa
16.04.2024, Deutschlandfunk
The construction of Italy's planned reception centres for boat refugees in Albania will be delayed, according to a media report. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Italien / Malta
15.04.2024, Tagesspiegel
Overall, the number of irregular crossings into the EU fell in the first quarter. However, the EU border protection agency Frontex has noticed a new trend. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
15.04.2024, Dailymail
More than 500 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats yesterday on the busiest day of arrivals so far this year, as politicians prepare for the latest fight to get deportation flights to Rwanda off the ground. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Großbritannien, Afrika
15.04.2024, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Kapitan Andreevo (dpa) - Five days after the adoption of the EU asylum reform in the European Parliament, Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) has visited Bulgaria to discuss issues related to future EU external border protection. On her arrival in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, Faeser was received by her counterpart, Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov, who then accompanied her to the Bulgarian-Turkish border. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Osteuropa, Deutschland, Europäische Union
15.04.2024, Tagesschau
Italy's government is talking about the "mother of all reforms": Meloni is planning to amend the constitution to weaken parliament and the president - in favor of the prime minister. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta
15.04.2024, Aljazeera
In 2016, Niger’s previous government, under heavy pressure from the European Union, enacted controversial Law 2015-36, which criminalised the transportation of irregular migrants northwards.But with the July 2023 coup, things began to change. By November, the new military government - the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, or CNSP - repealed the law, effectively decriminalising Kouyate's trade. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Afrika
14.04.2024, Aljazeera
More than 1,000 people have arrived in Cyprus on boats from Lebanon this month amid deepening tensions in the Middle East. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
12.04.2024, Deutschlandfunk
According to the United Nations, more than 8.5 million people are now displaced as a result of the civil war in Sudan. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Afrika
12.04.2024, Dailymail
Italy is to admit 300 migrant workers from Lebanon, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia who will not have refugee status under a pilot project spearheaded by the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic charity and advocacy group. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika
12.04.2024, Tagesschau
The standardised nationwide payment card for asylum seekers and refugees is here to stay. The Bundestag has passed the legal basis for its introduction, but the authorities still have room for manoeuvre. read more
Forty-five migrants are missing and feared dead after their boat sank in the central Mediterranean on Wednesday as they tried to reach Europe from Tunisia, the United Nations migration agency said, citing accounts from survivors. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Nordafrika, Europäische Union, Europa, Afrika
11.04.2024, Riskcompliance
Bulgaria and Romania are now Schengen members. The Schengen rules will apply in both Member States, including for the issuing of Schengen visas, and internal air and sea border controls will be lifted. The Commission expressly welcomes this achievement. It goes back to the historic Council decision of December 2023. The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen will make the Schengen area more attractive by significantly expanding the world's largest common area without internal border controls. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Balkanstaaten, Europäische Union, Europa
11.04.2024, greekreporter
The bodies of three migrant girls have been recovered by the Greek coastguard after their dinghy hit rocks on Chios Island in Greece. 19 migrants were rescued and the coastguard said three patrol vessels were looking for other possible survivors. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei, Europäische Union, Europa
10.04.2024, Stern
A boat carrying more than 40 refugees capsizes off the Italian island of Lampedusa. Patrol boats are able to rescue some of the castaways - but help comes too late for at least nine people. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Europäische Union, Europa
10.04.2024, Süddeutsche Zeitung
The EU Parliament has voted in favor of the controversial asylum reform. After years of discussions, the MEPs in Brussels cleared the way for a previously negotiated compromise that will significantly tighten the current rules on migration to the European Union. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europa
10.04.2024, ZDF
At the heart of the matter are stricter asylum rules: After years of dispute, the European Parliament will finally vote on the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) this afternoon. The main countries of arrival, such as Italy and Greece, are to be relieved. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Italien / Malta, Griechenland / Türkei, Deutschland, Europäische Union
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