Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Border Closure and Visa Ban for Russians: Geopolitics Meets EU Migration Law (Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

"Braverman asylum plan may breach refugee convention, says UNHCR," The Guardian, 5 Oct. 2022 [text]

Bulgaria: Study shows positive change in public attitude towards refugees (European Commission, Sept. 2022) [text]

The eternal question: What does “mass influx” really mean? Reflections after the first activation of the Temporary Protection Directive 2001/55 (ASILE Discussion Forum, Oct. 2022) [text]

Reasons for the Activation of the Temporary Protection Directive in 2022: A Tale of Double Standards (ASILE Discussion Forum, Oct. 2022) [text]

Reports:

A British National Refugee Policy (Refugee Studies Centre et al., Oct. 2022) [text]

The Declaration on a Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism and EU Asylum Policy: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back on Equal Solidarity (CEPS, Oct. 2022) [access]

How should Europe respond to Russians fleeing the military mobilisation? (Mixed Migration Centre, Oct. 2022) [text]

Multi-Country Strategic Evaluation of UNHCR's Operations in Northern Europe (Nordic and Baltic Countries), ES/2022/07 (UNHCR, June 2022) [text]

- See also an evaluation brief and annexes, which are available as a .zip file.

Preparing for the Unpredictable: Ensuring the Protection and Inclusion of Refugees from Ukraine in Romania and Moldova (Refugees International, Oct. 2022) [text]

QuantMig: Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy [access]

- The two latest project reports are "The Determinants of Refugees’ Destinations: Where Do Refugees Locate within the EU?" and "Migration Pathways into Europe: An Assessment of Drivers and Policies."

Report on Migration and Asylum 2022 (European Commission, Oct. 2022) [access]

- Follow link to access the 2022 and 2021 annual reports, along with annexes and factsheets.

The temporary turn in Norwegian asylum law and practice, CMI Report, no. 5 (Chr. Michelsen Institute, Sept. 2022) [text]

Related posts:

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1 (30 Sept. 2022)

- Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 2 (30 Sept. 2022)