Regional Focus: Europe - Pt. 1

Opportunities:

Lecture: Towards policy coherence in legal migration pathways to the EU, Maastricht, Neth./Online, 31 May 2024 [info]

Seminar: Nordic immigration policies in flux: Domino effects and shifting paradigms, Copenhagen/Online, 7 June 2024 [info]

Short pieces:

Closing borders to those seeking asylum in Finland sets a dangerous precedent, warns UNHCR (UNHCR, May 2024) [text]

Navigating Displacement: Georgia's Journey and Lessons for Other Contexts (RID Blog, May 2024) [text] 

Special Collection on the EU Asylum and Migration Legislation after the Pact (EU Immigration & Asylum Law & Policy Blog) [access]

- "Spring 2024 marked the end of the long process which led the European Union to reach a final agreement on the Pact on Migration and Asylum. This reform represents a veritable jungle of highly complex legislation and intricate political compromises covering mainly asylum and borders controls. As a network of academics engaged in the analysis of migration and asylum legislation for over two decades, the Odysseus Network intends to review and unpack each instrument adopted in the framework of this extensive reform." Note: Three posts have been published to date. 

UK ‘taking back control’ of its borders risks rolling back human rights protections (The Conversation, May 2024) [text]

UK-Rwanda migrant deal challenges international protection law (The Conversation, May 2024) [text]

**For much more news and info on the latest developments, check out the ECRE Weekly Bulletin.**

Reports:

Country Reports (AIDA, May 2024) 

- See updated profiles for Belgium and France.

[ECRE Comments on the Regulation Addressing Situations of Crisis and Force Majeure in the Field of Migration and Asylum] (ECRE, May 2024) [text]

Guidance on Reception: Operational standards and indicators (EU Agency for Asylum, May 2024) [text]

Guidance on Vulnerability in Asylum and Reception: Operational standards and indicators (EU Agency for Asylum, May 2024) [text]

Practical Guide on Quality Assurance in Asylum Procedures: Examination of applications for international protection (EU Agency for Asylum, May 2024) [text]

Quality Assurance Tool: Examining the application for international protection (EU Agency for Asylum, May 2024) [text]

When EU temporary protection for displaced people from Ukraine ends: Possible scenarios (European Parliament, May 2024) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Europe (15 May 2024)