Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

COVID-19:

Blog posts & press:

"Coronavirus Lockdown Pushes Refugees in Russia to the Brink," Reuters, 24 April 2020 [text]

COVID-19, Asylum in the EU, and the Great Expectations of Solidarity (Kaldor Centre, April 2020) [text]

The COVID-19 Pandemic Suggests the Lessons Learned by European Asylum Policymakers after the 2015 Migration Crisis are Fading (MPI Commentary, April 2020) [text]

Seeking a Path to Europe, Refugees and Migrants Ultimately Turned Back by Covid-19 (CSIS Commentary, April 2020) [text]

States Should Ensure Rescue at Sea and Allow Safe Disembarkation during the COVID-19 Crisis (COE Commissioner for Human Rights, April 2020) [text]

Turkey and COVID-19: Don't Forget Refugees (Order from Chaos Blog, April 2020) [text]

Guidance:

COVID-19: Guidance on the Implementation of Relevant EU Provisions in the Area of Asylum and Return Procedures and on Resettlement (European Commission, April 2020) [text via Refworld]

Practical Recommendations and Good Practice to Address Protection Concerns in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic (UNHCR Regional Bureau for Europe, April 2020) [text]
- See also related UNHCR press release.

Tackling the Coronavirus Outbreak: Impact on Asylum-seekers in the EU (European Parliament, April 2020) [text]

Blog posts & press:

Coming to Terms with Relocation: The Infringement Case against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, April 2020) [text]

*Complaint with EU Court over Pushbacks in Libya (InfoMigrants, April 2020) [text]

EU: Time to Review and Remedy Cooperation Policies Facilitating Abuse of Refugees and Migrants in Libya - NGOs Joint Statement (April 2020) [text]

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 16,724 in 2020; Deaths Reach 256 (IOM, April 2020) [text]

N.D. and N.T. v Spain: A Slippery Slope for the Protection of Irregular Migrants (Border Criminologies Blog, April 2020) [text]

A NGO’s Dilemma: Rescuing Migrants at Sea or Keeping Them in Their Place? (Border Criminologies Blog, April 2020) [text]

Seven Member States Call for Mandatory Relocation in Revamped Asylum System (Statewatch, April 2020) [text]
- Includes links to documents and further reading.

The Situation in the Greek Islands Four Years after the EU-Turkey Statement (Border Criminologies Blog, April 2020) [text]

Stop Cooperation with and Funding to the Libyan Coastguard, MEPs Ask (European Parliament, April 2020) [text]

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (13 April 2020)
- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (13 April 2020)