EU-Pact on Migration

Since March 2021, borderline-europe has been coordinating a project on the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum within the framework of the "Europe for Citizens" program. A total of six partner organizations are addressing the Pact regarding various focal topics. 

Background

In the course of the efforts to reform the "Common European Asylum System (CEAS)", the European Commission presented the proposal for a new EU Pact on Migration & Asylum in September 2020.

Self-proclaimed goals include more efficient and faster procedures at the EU's external borders and the promotion of cooperation among member states. According to human rights organizations and legal experts, however, the proposal poses a threat to the individual right to asylum and provides a distorted view of European solidarity, in which cohesion among member states is constituted by fighting people on the move.

Together with our partner organizations, we shed light on the pact from various perspectives and delve into selected aspects in events and discussions. 

The project is funded by the EU program "Europe for Citizens", which aims to strengthen civil society participation in political discourse at the EU level. 

Partner organizations

Events

"Patto in Chiaro" - The podcast on the EU Pact:

Podcast of our Italian partner organization Borderline Sicilia (only in Italian): 

Episode 0: Who we are and what we do. 

Episode 1: Old politics, new agreements. 

Episode 2: What do we mean when we refer to solidarity? 

Current projects

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Externalisation of EU Migration Policy

Modern border control no longer takes place at the barrier. Externalisation of the EU's external borders means outsourcing control via pushbacks, pullbacks and visa refusals, and is always associated with the use of force and a lot of money for the respective governments.In future, even asylum applications will be processed in closed centres. Here are our articles on restrictions on freedom of movement and border fortifications.

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Situation of refugees and migrants in Italy

Here you can find our bi-weekly Update on the situation in Italy "Scirocco - News in Brief" and further information on the situation of refugees and migrants in Italy.

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Criminalization of Migration & Solidarity in Italy

In the course of the collective attempt to shut down its borders, the EU uses numerous means of deterrence to prevent people from seeking safety in Europe. The criminalisation of people on the move and those who are in solidarity with them has been a widespread strategy for years. In Italy, too, people are prosecuted under the charge of "aiding and abetting unauthorised entry".

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The Mediterranean: monitoring, research, identification

borderline-europe is involved in two very different MONITORING projects:

  • "Invisible" is about the situation of refugees in Sicily.
  • In ‘Detention, illegalisation and the so-called CEAS reform in southern Italy’, the focus is on the implementation of the European Pact on Migration at the EU's external border. The project started in September 2024.
  • Mem.Med is a cooperation project between many entities that carefully focus on the people who have not made it through the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. borderline-europe supports the project through volunteers.
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Central Mediterranean Info

borderline-europe started in March 2019 to put together information about the situation in the Central Mediterranean Sea for internal research reasons. In 2021 we decided to publish parts of the data via Social Media and on our website.

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Between the Millstones: the Situation of Migrant and Refugee Women in Egypt

This report highlights the challenges faced by refugee and migrant women in Egypt. These include discrimination, threats, assault and the lack of resources to enable them to live safely. The research is based on news monitoring of the violations faced by refugee women, as well as documentation and testimonies from migrant women belonging to ethnic minorities in Egypt, activists and lawyers, and journalists reporting on the situation of these people in Egypt.

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