A Sudanese asylum seeker who fatally stabbed an employee at a migrant reception centre in city of Pau in southern France on Friday, February 19, had no terrorist intentions, the Pau prosecutor said on Saturday February 20. A Sudanese asylum seeker who fatally stabbed an employee at a migrant reception centre in the southern French…
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Libya detention centres debate
The conditions at Libyan detention centres and the procedures used by the country’s coastguard in sea rescues will be the focus of a committee debate on November 21 in Brussels. #EP debate on the situation of migrants returned by the Libyan coastguard We urge for more conditionality in the EU assistance to a country at…
South Africa urban violence outbreak
South African police have arrested dozens of people in Johannesburg on September 2 after rioters looted shops, burned tyres and blocked road junctions – the second outbreak of urban rioting in a week. (Image: Johannesburg). Cele says JHB CBD lootings is a national emergency https://t.co/wOajli3Ner pic.twitter.com/MFLdZadkmm — Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) September 2, 2019 Police had…
#EDD: “Inequality is not sustainable”
Illegal migration and people smuggling from Africa to Europe demonstrate a joint interest in tackling the causes of that migration at source by providing new opportunities in the migrants’ home countries. ‘Inequality is the source of nationalisms and populisms,’ warned Antonio Tajani, the President of the European Parliament. ‘If we want to tackle the issue…
EU asylum reform imminent
According to French President Emmanuel Macron, the EU lacks solidarity and efficiency concerning migration. He underlined that the European borders must have better protection, whereas the mechanism of granting asylum must be unified. French president further pointed out that Europe’s response to migration crisis was outdated and reform was needed. LIVE | Conférence de presse avec Giuseppe Conte,…
Kenya attempts to deport an opposition politician
Kenyan authorities have detained and are attempted to deport an opposition politician Miguna Miguna, who also holds Canadian nationality, in defiance of a court order letting him enter the country, his lawyer said on Tuesday (27.03.2018). A statement, the Immigration department issued on the occasion, said Miguna automatically lost his Kenyan citizenship when he received a…
Tajani promotes Marshall plan for Africa
The president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani stressed the need for an EU strategy of migration management at the start of a European Council (22-23 March) summit. ”If we fail to come up with an EU strategy, we will continue to play into the hands of the populists” – Tajani said. President Tajani informed EU…
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