EU proposes electronic system to track overstayers This week the European Commission has presented proposals for new border management tools to the Justice and Home Council. The package includes an ‘Entry-Exit System’ which would record the time and place of entry and exit of third country nationals, as well as tracking potential ‘overstayers’, travellers who stay beyond the authorised period of time. […]

Save the Children: Two million children trapped in Syria as the war impacts every aspect of their lives An estimated two million children are suffering the impact of the war in Syria, often out of reach of humanitarian aid organisations, a new report by Save the Children has shown. Children are being recruited by armed groups and […]

Stakeholders discuss integration of migrants and their contribution The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Council of Europe (CoE) and the French Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CES) organised today a conference focused onimmigrants’ contribution to European societies and economies as well as the moral obligation of Europe to respect their fundamental rights. Participants discussed the […]

Human trafficking should be treated as a criminal, not an immigration issue The think tank Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has called for a complete overhaul of the UK system to deal with human trafficking. Christian Guy, Director of CSJ, said of the system that “from top to bottom, this thing is a catastrophic failure.” CSJ recommends to strip the UK […]

EU should provide better protection against discrimination in healthcare A new report by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) examines experiences of discrimination in healthcare, on more than one ground, called ‘multiple’ discrimination, in five EU Member States (Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom). The research found that healthcare users belonging to groups […]