Regional Focus: Europe

Asylum Accommodation (UK Home Affairs Committee, Jan. 2017) [text]

The CEAS Reform Package: The Death of Asylum by a Thousand Cuts?, Working Paper, no. 6 (Jesuit Refugee Service, Jan. 2017) [text]

Exclusion from International Protection for Terrorist Activities under EU Law: From B & D to Lounani (EDAL Blog, Feb. 2017) [text]

The EU and Migration [What Think Tanks are Thinking] (EPRS, Feb. 2017) [text]

Foreign Fighters' Helpers Excluded from Refugee Status: The ECJ Clarifies the Law (EU Law Analysis Blog, Jan. 2017) [text]

Germany Conflicted: The Struggle Between Xenophobia and Tolerance (Human Rights First, Feb. 2017) [text]

Is Mutual Trust Enough? The Situation of Persons with Special Reception Needs upon Return to Italy (Danish Refugee Council & Swiss Refugee Council, Feb. 2017) [text]

Life in Limbo: Filling Data Gaps Relating to Refugees and Displaced People in Greece (Refugee Rights Data Project, Jan. 2017) [text]

Life on the Streets (Refugee Rights Data Project, Feb. 2017) [text]
- Focuses on refugees in Paris; see also related Independent news story.

Middle East-EU Migration: Scenarios - Possible Developments in Migration via Turkey and Greece over the Next 6 Months (ACAPS & Mixed Migration Platform, Feb. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Pitfalls of the Law, Politics and Administrative Practices in the Reform of the Common European Asylum System (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Feb. 2017) [text]

Portugal’s Openness to Refugees Makes Demographic and Economic Sense (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2017) [text]

Reform of the Dublin System [EU Legislation in Progress] (EPRS, Feb. 2017) [text]

"'Second Generation' Refugees and Multilingualism: Identity, Race and Language Transmission," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 15 Nov. 2016 [postprint via Academia.edu]

Statement Delivered by Vincent Cochetel, Director of Europe Bureau on Behalf of UNHCR Senior Officials Meeting of the Valletta Summit on Migration 8-9 February 2017 (UNHCR, Feb. 2017) [text]

The ZAT Case and the Far-reaching Consequences for the Dublin Regulation (EDAL Blog, Feb. 2017) [text]

Research project:

Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (Migration Policy Centre) [access]
- "For many years to come, refugees and migrants, as well as intra-EU mobility of workers will remain fiercely-debated topics in Europe. How these challenges are addressed will impact Europe’s cohesion and capacity to act. The Mercator Dialogue on Asylum and Migration (MEDAM) is a three-year research and consultation project which will aim to answer the most relevant research questions and pressing concerns of policy makers."

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Turkey (9 Feb. 2017)
- Regional Focus: Europe (7 Feb. 2017)

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