The European Commission reasserts the need of an enhanced solidarity of EU members States in the field of asylum - 2 November 2011

The European Commission published, on November 2nd 2011, a communication in which it points out measures it will propose as to improve solidarity between member States when it comes to asylum.

Comparative report of FRA on the situation of migrants in an irregular situation in the European Union - 28 November 2011

On November 22nd 2011, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released its comparative report on the situation of irregular migrants in the European Union, entitled “Fundamental rights of migrants in an irregular situation in the European Union”.

EESC takes a step on migration policy - 16 June 2011

At its 472nd plenary session, EESC adopted an opinion on migration, including various specific issues.

AEDH participates in the writing of the report "Calais, the violence of the border" - 4 May 2011

AEDH participated in the writing of the report "Calais, the violence of the border", issued by the EMHRN Network which details the results of a fact-finding mission to Calais and the surrounding area in order to investigate impacts of the police clamp down on the situation of migrants and refugees rights in the region.

AEDH comments the CJEU El Dridi ruling - 28 April 2011

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided, on April 28th 2011, that prison term does not respect the 2008 “Return” European directive when irregular stay is the only motive.

Irregulaties in Greek -Turkish borders: the new report from FRA – 9 March 2011

A new report has been published by FRA, the European Union Agency for fundamental rights, related to the situation of irregular people crossing Greek borders.

HUMA Network issues two reports on access to healthcare for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers - 14 December 2010

Two reports have been recently published by HUMA Network (Health for Undocumented Migrants and Asylum seekers Network) : the first one focuses on legislation and practices in the access to healthcare in 10 EU countries and the other one, made up by the Médecins du Monde European Observatory on Access to Haethcare, focuses on living conditions, health status and problems in accessing healthcare for undocumented migrants and their children.

New report on migrants’ detention - November 2010

FRA, the Fundamental Rights Agency, just issued a new report on migrants’ detention in return procedures that examines six principal questions : the grounds for detention; the principles of necessity and proportionality; maximum length of detention; procedural safeguards to prevent arbitrary detention; alternatives to detention; and detention of children.

Collection of articles on migration - 5 November 2010

Here are three articles written by Madam Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, who is a researcher in the CNRS, the famous French research center.

UNHCR issues an opinion on the amendment of the Frontex Regulation - 12 October 2010

Even if the UNHCR welcomes the proposal of the Commission, which includes a better approach and important improvements towards asylum and fundamental rights questions, the UN agency reminds that implementation of these new measures will be the most important.

The CEPS, not convinced by the EU’s irregular migration policy under the Stockholm Programme - October 2010

The CEPS issues a long paper on the EU’s policy on irregular migration under the Stockholm Programme in which it presents its major recommandations after having deeply explained the life conditions of migrants.

"Remove the right to asylum from migration policies" - 30 September 2010

Terra Nova published in late September 2010, a note written by Julie Bourgoint which first reminds the history of asylum and the foundations of it: "Every human being has the right to leave its own country "according to the Geneva Convention of 1951.

The UNHCR publishes its comments on recast "qualification" and "procedure" directives

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published, at the end of July 2010, a paper setting out its major comments on the recast "qualification" directive (COM(2009)551, 21 October 2009) and another one on the recast "procedure" directive (COM(2009)554, 21 October 2009).

Publication of a report on stateless persons - 19 July 2010

The Equal Rights Trust published in July its new report on the situation of stateless persons. This report, called "Unravelling anomaly : detention, discrimination and the protection needs of stateless perons", comes after two years of researches and points up that inequality and discrimination lie at the heart of statelessness problem.

Report on human rights situation on Libya (written by Amnesty International) - 15 July 2010

Amnesty International published a report at the end of June 2010 called : "Libya of tomorrow : what hope for human rights?".

Report on migrants from Mauritania (written by Amnesty International in 2008) - 27 May 2010

Amnesty International published on 1st July 2008 a report entitled “Mauritania: «Nobody wants to have anything to do with us» : Arrests and collective expulsions of migrants denied entry into Europe”.

Briefing Paper from the European Parliament on Asylum - 26 March 2010

At the request of the LIBE Committee, the Policy Department C - Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs carried out a briefing paper on "The status of persons who have been denied refugee status".

UNHCR publishes report on 2009 asylum statistics - 23 March 2010

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published on 23 march 2010 a statistical report of asylum applications lodged in Europe and selected non-European countries “Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries 2009”.

The European laissez-passer - 23 March 2010

The AEDH has recently acquainted itself with a decision that has remained confidential since 1994: the Council recommendation on a standard travel document for the expulsion of third-country nationals.

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has presented an issue paper on "the criminalisation of migration in Europe" - 4 February 2010

“Criminalising the irregular entry and presence of migrants in Europe corrodes established international law principles and causes many human tragedies without achieving its purpose of genuine control” said Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.

The final version of the Stockholm Programme has been published - 2 December 2009

Caritas releases a special issue of its electronic review "Paroles à l’Exil" - November, 9th 2009

Caritas releases a special issue of its electronic review "Paroles à l’Exil".

Publication of the Migreurop 2009 report "Deadly Borders of Europe" - October, 26th 2009

The Euro African network Migreurop has released its first annual report entitled: “Deadly Borders of Europe”

The Eurodac Supervision Coordination Group released its second inspection report - July, 3rd 2009

The Eurodac Supervision Coordination Group released its second inspection report.

Publication of the Stockholm Programme - June, 12th 2009

The Stockholm Programme is to define the framework for EU police and customs cooperation, rescue services, criminal and civil law cooperation, asylum, migration and visa policy for the period 2010–2014. It will replace the present programme, The Hague Programme adopted in 2004, which will expire in 2009.

Council adopts the "EU Blue Card" - May, 25th 2009

The Council of the European Union adopted yesterday a directive aimed at facilitating conditions of entry and residence in the EU of third-country citizens for the purpose of highly qualified employment. The directive creates a fast-track procedure for issuing a special residence permit called the ”EU Blue Card”.

New measures against employers of irregular foreign workers in the EU - May, 25th 2009

The Council of the European Union adopted yesterday a directive aimed at fighting irregular immigration by prohibiting the employment of irregularly staying third-country nationals, laying down minimum common standards on sanctions to be applied in the EU member States against employers who infringe that prohibition. It follows an agreement at first reading under the Parliament-Council co-decision procedure.

Adoption of the "asylum package" by the European Parliament - May, 7th 2009

The European Parliament has adopted during its Plenary Session in Strasbourg, on Thursday May 7th, a package of measures concerning the EU asylum system works.