Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

News & developments:

Managing Migration: Commission Expands on Disembarkation and Controlled Centre Concepts (European Commission, July 2018) [access]
- Follow link for press release and further information in the form of non-papers and factsheets.

Migration and Asylum: Commission Takes Further Steps in Infringement Procedures against Hungary (European Commission, July 2018) [text]

"Waving, but also Drowning," Inside Story, 24 July 2018 [text]

Blog posts & commentary:

A Critical Approach of the Concept of Turkey as a Safe-third Country under the Scope of the EU-Turkey “Common Statement” as Interpreted by the Greek Council of State and Two Different Independent Appeal Committees (EDAL, July 2018) [text]

EU/Italy/Libya: Disputes Over Rescues Put Lives at Risk (Human Rights Watch, July 2018) [text]

Migration, Human Rights and Fortress Europe: How Far Will European Leaders Go to Protect the EU’s Borders? (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2018) [text]

There’s No Hard Right–Soft Left Divide on Migration Policy (Refugees Deeply, July 2018) [text]

Too Much Unity in the European Union’s External Migration Policy? (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy, July 2018) [text]

UNHCR Welcomes End to Latest Mediterranean Standoff, but Says Predictable Approach to Rescue Still Urgently Needed (UNHCR, July 2018) [text]

Data:

Asylum Quarterly Report (Eurostat, June 2018) [text]

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 53,269 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,492 (IOM, July 2018) [text]

Refugee and Migrant Arrivals to Europe in 2018 (Mediterranean), Jan-June 2018 (UNHCR, July 2018) [text]

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (16 July 2018)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (16 July 2018)

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