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The Slovenian Presidency recently proposed accelerating negotiations on plans to expand the Eurodac database that would transform it into a "multi-purpose" system for capturing the data of asylum-seekers and undocumented migrants. However, a document setting out the views of a number of member states suggests there is not much enthusiasm for the idea.

Not content with working to improve gender equal representation, helping devise a European migration policy and tackling the growing threat to media f...

One year on from the adoption of the proposal for a New Pact on Migration and Asylum, the Commission is today presenting a Report on Migration and Asylum. Today’s report takes stock of progress achieved and key developments in migration and asylum policy over the past year and a half, identifies the key challenges, and […]

Greek foreign ministry expresses full solidarity and support to Spain Search for: Greece expresses its full solidarity and support to Spain, which has been facing massive arrivals of migrants from third countries over the last days, as a frontline country in dealing with migration and refugees, a foreign ministry announcement said. “As the Greek side has repeatedly stressed, the external borders of the EU member-states are European borders,” the announcement said. “Dealing with the migran...

Migration, achieving solidarity among EU member states and addressing the situation in African countries will be among the topmost priorities of the French presidency in the first half of next year, according to Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. He told Times of Malta following a meeting with Maltese counterpart Evarist Bartolo that France was determined to continue trying to convince other EU member states that migration was a European issue that had to be tackled collectively. He said t...

Published: Share: “This conference is long overdue. It was proposed before the Covid-19 outbreak and now it makes even more sense to think together how to reshape our Union to make it fit for today’s challenges. I am glad that our proposal to have an inclusive and bottom-up approach has been taken up. Thanks to the S&Ds, the Conference will also respect gender equality and social diversity; it will ensure a geographical balance and will pay special attention to you...

Good morning Chair! Honourable Members! It is my pleasure to be in the AFET committee today again and to present to you our joint...

Hopes for a “fruitful” relationship with UK By TPN/Lusa, in News · 15-01-2021 01:00:00 · 1 Comments The President of the Assembly of the Republic, has highlighted the future relationship of the European Union (EU) with the United Kingdom, with expectations that this will be “fruitful”. In reference to Brexit, Ferro Rodr...

Tired of 2020? Who isn’t? To make sure this new year is a different and better one we need to tap into our collective power and shape some of the key issues affecting people and the planet. The Covid-19 crisis exposed the fragility of the capitalist system where citizens are forced to choose between health, jobs or climate justice as competing commodities. At the same time, 2020 was also the year that starkly reminded us of the power of joint action against injustices: from BLM collectives to...

Lisbon on Friday took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union from Berlin - a role that promises to be demanding during months that will likely be dominated by the coronavirus crisis. With the release of the post-COVID recovery plan and the conclusion of the post-Brexit agreement between the EU and UK, the German presidency ended its stint with several successes leaving Portugal with big shoes to fill. "It is time to take action, to put on the ground the instruments wi...