Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Between compassion and criminalisation: Afghan refugees and the western ambivalence of “welcome” (Media@LSE Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

"Fortress Europe Takes Shape as EU Countries Fear Bigger Migration Flows," VOA News, 6 Sept. 2021 [text]

From the Consultation for a New Plan for Immigration to the Nationality and Borders Bill (RLI Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

- Focuses on the UK.

I’ve been talking to Afghans stuck on the Bosnian border – their predicament is horrifying (The Conversation, Sept. 2021) [text]

*Managing migration through deterrence: an examination of UK policy (Refugee Rights Europe, Sept. 2021) [text]

The Portuguese Response to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM): A pioneer plan, but a challenging execution (RLI Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Tensions over Afghan refugees will lead to ever more transactional EU-Turkey ties (EUROPP Blog, Sept. 2021) [text]

Reports:

Comparative Report on the Status of Refugee-led Community Organisations (Aditus, Aug. 2021) [access]

- Follow link for report and literature review.

EU readmission cooperation with third countries: Relevant actions yielded limited results, Special Report, no. 17/2021 (European Court of Auditors, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also French and Spanish versions.

Extraordinary Responses: Legislative Changes in Lithuania, 2021, Legal Note, no. 11 (ECRE, Sept. 2021) [text]

Refugee advocacy in Turkey: from local to global (ODI, Sept. 2021) [text]

Walling Off Welcome: New reception facilities in Greece reinforce a policy of refugee containment and exclusion (Civil Society Organisations, Sept. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also related press release.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe (3 Sept. 2021)