Is France going to have its very own Ceuta and Melilla in Calais, 12 years after the closure of the Sangatte refugee camp? The growing number of migrants who have been in the Calais area for a few months is leading our rulers to take a dangerous step that contravenes migrant freedom and respect for their rights.
The migrants undeniably have the right to be in Calais. Their home countries – Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Syria, in particular – bear witness to it. They are (…)
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Croatia
Please find attached the country fact sheet on Croatia, October 2014
The hidden face of immigration detention camps
15 October 2014: Launch of the booklet “The hidden face of immigration camps in Europe” as part of the opening of the 2014 international campaign.
« Mos Maiorum»: The hunt against undocumented migrants in Europe
Mos Maiorum is yet another battle in the war the EU has waged against an imaginary enemy.
Between 13 and 26 October, police forces of the Member States of the European Union (EU) are to conduct massive control operations both within the Schengen area and at its external borders.
A week after the commemoration of the tragedy of Lampedusa in October 2013, a “hunt on migrants” operation dubbed ‘Mos Maiorum’ is to be launched in collaboration with Frontex and Europol. The large-scale (…)Mare Nostrum drowned in Triton ?
The Mare Nostrum operation is scheduled to end on 1 November 2014. After the commemoration of the 3 October 2013 shipwreck, the question must be asked as to what will replace this mechanism that was deployed by Italy in the context of conflicts taking place at the gates of Europe, pushing tens of thousands of people to leave as they seek protection.
The European Commission and the EU Member States have not proposed any solution that may take over from Mare Nostrum and put an end to the (…)