Poland shuts asylum door at Belarus border with EU backing

Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.

The right to perform secondary movements under international refugee law

 Paolo Biondi Photo credit: Mstyslav Chernov, via Wikimedia Commons  Introduction The 1951 Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee protection, outlining the rights of asylum seekers and …

The right to perform secondary movements under international refugee law

 

 

Paolo Biondi, EU Asylum
Agency

 

Photo
credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia
Commons

 

 

Introduction

 

The 1951
Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee
protection, outlining the rights of as…

EU leaders meet in Brussels for difficult migration talks

Leaders of the EUโ€™s member states will debate new ways of tackling illegal immigration at a closed-door summit, but EU diplomats doubt theyโ€™ll agree much.

EU leaders to debate โ€˜accelerated implementationโ€™ of migration law reforms

A German proposal for Council conclusions seen by Euractiv calls for implementing the rules earlier than planned, but member states are divided.

German CDU suggests โ€˜national emergencyโ€™ to curb migration

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz urged the government to enforce the Dublin Regulation after meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday (27 August) and suggested declaring a state of national emergency if the rules cannot be enforced.