EU: Detention at the borders to increase voluntary return of migrants
05 May 2021
A new strategy on voluntary return and reintegration unveiled by the European Commission at the end of last month notes that the use of detention can increase the uptake of voluntary returns at early stages of the return process.
The proposed introduction of return border procedures - whereby people arriving at the EU s borders could be subject to mandatory detention for up to 10 months, likely rendering it extremely difficult to access legal assistance and other services - is seen as key to increasing voluntary returns.
The strategy document underscores that in the return border procedure , which is part of a new Asylum Procedure Regulation proposed last September (pdf) people will be available and more willing to cooperate with the authorities.
ETUC adopts a Resolution on the 60th Anniversary of the European Social Charter and the 25th Anniversary of the Revised European Social Charter Strasbourg, France 05/05/2021 Diminuer la taille du texte Augmenter la taille du texte Imprimer la page Imprimer en PDF
Both, the 1961 Charter and the Revised Charter of 1996, “have been landmark human rights instruments for the protection and enforcement of fundamental trade union, workers’ and social rights and the improvement of working and living conditions of people in Europe”.
Both Charters also constitute, in particular in times of social, economic or other crisis, “one of the last safeguards to protect fundamental rights of trade unions, workers and citizens, in particular the most vulnerable such as elderly people, children, people with disabilities and migrants”.
UK must use G7 presidency to ensure equal access to Covid jabs – unions 04/05/2021, 12:05 am
Urgent action is needed to help India and other countries get jabs to their populations, unions said (Anupam Nath/AP)
The UK should use its presidency of the G7 to help ensure a faster supply of vaccines to places in most need, unions have said.
Urgent action is needed to help India and other countries in the global south get jabs to their populations, they said in a joint letter to International Trade Secretary Liz Truss.
The letter is signed by the heads of union bodies including the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Trades Union Congress (TUC).
Prof Neil Ferguson: I m optimistic summer will be normal
Prof Ferguson, director of the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London, said: The data is very encouraging and very much in line with what we expected. It s much better to be vaccinating people than shutting down the whole of society. I m feeling fairly optimistic that we will be not completely back to normal but something which feels a lot more normal by the summer.
He said the risk of vaccines being less effective in the face of variants was the major concern that could still lead to a very major third wave in the autumn .
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The G7 renewed their support for a political solution to the decade-long conflict in Syria as foreign ministers met in London to discuss efforts to address shared threats, including terrorism in the Sahel.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said G7 foreign ministers would continue to work to advance all aspects of the UNSC s resolution 2254, which urges a ceasefire and political process, to end the suffering of Syrians .
My @G7 counterparts and I reaffirmed our commitment to a political resolution for ending the conflict in Syria and support to the reauthorization of the UN cross-border aid mechanism. We’ll continue working to advance all aspects of UNSCR 2254 and end the suffering of Syrians. Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken)