#Asylum

EU Commission: Pact on Migration and Asylum, assessments for effective implementation. Lack of locations, staff and resources for new procedures

EU Commission: initiative to “accelerate the implementation of certain aspects of the Pact on Migration and Asylum”

Eurostat: number of asylum seekers down. Syrians most numerous, Germany dream destination

Eurostat: 62 thousand asylum applications in December 2024. Applications on the decrease. Syrians the largest group. 2,500 unaccompanied children

Migrants: EU, “we recognise the aspirations of those who leave their countries. Combat smuggling. Promote legal pathways”

Austria: Caritas and Diakonie, stop deportations of Syrian asylum-seekers

Right to asylum. Migrantes: An estimated 414,000 refugees in Italy, or 0.7% of the overall population. 109,000 asylum applications (+32%) but fewer arrivals (-61%) so far

The ever-growing number of people fleeing war, violence and persecution around the world will exceed 130 million by the end…

Eurostat: 74,000 asylum applications in July, 3 unaccompanied minors. Syrians, Afghans and Venezuelans largest groups

EU Parliament: plenary meeting discussing new repatriation rules. All eyes focussed on the Italy-Albania case

Germany: Mgr Hesse (Archbishop of Hamburg), “security and protection of refugees are not opposed but go hand in hand”

UK passes “Safety of Rwanda” bill. Legal challenges to deportation of asylum seekers already underway

On Monday, after a long marathon final day of debate, the British Parliament passed the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, the…