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WARNING FROM COMMISSION TO EU MEMBERS THAT DON’T ACCEPT MIGRANTS – Commissioner Avramopoulos gives a warning to Hungary and Poland

The Commission is expected to decide next month whether to take legal action against EU countries that refuse to accept refugees and migrants. The decision to resettle refugees and migrants from Italy and Greece to other EU countries has not been sufficiently implemented so far, with just 18,500 people being promoted to other EU countries. […]

MIGRATION CRISIS IN CENTRAL AMERICA – Revealing data of Médecins Sans Frontières

The non-governmental organization Médecins sans Frontières has asked the US and Mexican governments to implement “immediate” legal protection measures such as asylum applications, humanitarian entry permits and protection measures for those fleeing to escape from violence The refugees and migratory flows from the Middle East and Africa are intense in Europe. But hundreds of thousands […]

14 THOUSAND REFUGEES ARE AWAITING FOR RELOCATION – Unreasonable delays from EU Member States

Five months have been left to complete the two-year European resettlement program and there are still 14,135 refugees eligible for relocation from Greece to EU countries. Data were provided by the director of the Greek Asylum Service M. Stavropoulou at the joint press conference of the ministry Immigration Policy with the International Migration Organization (IOM) […]

”S.O.S REFUGEES” – The message of the Portuguese Eurovision winner

A message to support refugees was sent by this year’s Eurovision winner Salvador Sobral. Wearing a T-shirt that had the message “S.O.S. Refugees”, the contestant from Portugal showed his solidarity for refugees, calling for Europeans to do the same. However, the Eurovision organization (EBU) banned the Portuguese competitor from wearing this particular t-shirt. Salvador Sobral […]

”REFUGEES HAVE ALSO MOTHERS” – The message of the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights on Mother’s Day

On the occasion of the celebration of Mother’s Day, Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznies, referred to the right of families to live together and to the violation of this right for refugee families who, due to European refugee policies, are forced to live separately. According to the Commissioner, “we must not […]