On Saturday, 6 November 2021, the delegation visited the Macedonian-Greek border, both on the Macedonian side and on the Greek side. After reaching and passing through the border crossing point called Evzoni by taxi, equipped with the necessary documents for crossing the Greek border, the delegation ... Read More
EU Pact: Containing the crisis through the confinement of rights
The EU Commission proposal In its proposal Com(2020)613 (you can download it from here), the European Commission proposes the adoption of a Regulation to deal with situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum, aiming to managing unpredictable events and avoiding ... Read More
Civil society calls for AI red lines in the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence proposal
With the European Union’s AI proposal set to launch this quarter, Europe has the opportunity to demonstrate to the world that true innovation can arise only when we can be confident that everyone will be protected from the most harmful, egregious violations of our fundamental rights. Europe’s ... Read More
EU pact on migration and asylum: risks of new mega-reception centres
THE NEW EU PACT ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM BRINGS THE RISK OF NEW MEGA-RECEPTION CENTRES SUCH AS MORIA Large reception centres, such as the Moria camp, opened in Greece and Italy to implement the so-called Hotspot Approach, have devastating effects on the mental health of refugees and asylum ... Read More
What we want to see in the new European pact on asylum and migration
The publishing of the Pact represents an important event since it will define the guidelines, concepts and approaches that will inform European policies on migration for the next five years. While ASGI very much hopes that the New Pact will mark a new starting point for the EU Immigration and asylum ... Read More
Legal Complaint against EU Financial Complicity in Illegal Push-Backs to Libya
The complaint argues that the European Commission provides financial support for projects that result in the return of people to Libya, where they face abuse, breaching its obligations not to contribute to serious human rights violations. The Court of Auditors, the body responsible for auditing the ... Read More