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Blackmail in the Balkans: how the EU is externalising its asylum policies
01 June 2021
The development of a system for collecting data on people on the move in the Balkans highlights the overall orientation of the EU s migration policies: outsourcing migration management at all costs, to the detriment of provisions for reception. In order to keep those considered as undesirable at a distance, would the European Union go so far as to extend beyond its borders the ‘Dublin’ mechanism for allocating state responsibility for asylum claims, at the risk of further aggravating the rights violations along the Balkan route?
Dublin: the failure of European solidarity
Brussels Airlines And Wizz Will Return To Ljubljana For EU Presidency
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Brussels Airlines and Wizz Air will resume flights to Ljubljana from Brussels as Slovenia prepares to take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU. Slovenia’s aviation industry has suffered greatly from the collapse of its former flag carrier, Adria Airways, so it has invested considerable effort into increasing air connectivity.
Brussels Airlines and Wizz Air will resume flights to Ljubljana this summer. Photo: Getty Images
Slovenia will take over the EU presidency this year
It is Slovenia’s turn to take over the Presidency of the European Council this year, from 1st July until 31st December 2021. When an EU member state takes over, it typically sees a notable boost in air passenger traffic for this six-month duration.