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Wednesday, 14 June

The President of Cyprus and the Austrian Chancellor have agreed on the importance of the EU assuming a more active role both at the current juncture for the resumption of the Cyprus negotiations, and at the negotiating table once they resume. A Joint Communique issued after a meeting, on Wednesday, between President of Cyprus Nikos

Click to expand Image The Closed Controlled Access Center for asylum seekers on Samos, Greece, October 21, 2021. The hotspot was created in 2021 with EU funds. 2021 Nik Oiko/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Images A June 8 agreement among European Union countries on asylum procedures and migration management is a recipe for more abuse at EU borders. Interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg endorsed policies that will entrench rights violations, including expedited procedures without sufficient safeguards, increased use of detention, and unsafe returns. The detailed agreement has not yet been publi...

The S&D Group in the European Parliament welcome today’s breakthrough progress on the Migration and Asylum Pact.

A June 8 agreement among European Union countries on asylum procedures and migration management is a recipe for more abuse at EU borders. The deal creates an expedited “border procedure” for anyone applying for asylum following an irregular entry or disembarkation after a rescue at sea.