20/06/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Chair of the Migration Committee has urged parliaments to lead the political debate on devising humane refugee policies, recalling: “it is a legal and moral obligation to treat with humanity everyone seeking refuge in Europe”.
18/06/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children will host its final conference in the Council of Europe, on 26 June 2019.This event will sum up the work done by the Committee on Migration.
13/06/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Platform of Women of the Congolese Diaspora of Belgium is the first winner of the European Diaspora Prize awarded at the Annual Diaspora Forum of the Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies of the PACE.
03/06/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Committee on Migration expressed concern by the serious threats that migrant children face on their way to Europe, and important gaps in the policies and procedures, “which limit the legal opportunities for migration in Europe”.
31/05/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The PACE Migration Committee, meeting in Zürich on 29 May, expressed concern at the persistent practices and policy of pushbacks, which are in violation of the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees.
24/05/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The PACE Parliamentary Network on Diaspora Policies will hold its Annual Diaspora Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, on 10 June 2019. It will focus on democratic participation of diaspora, with a focus on integration, voting rights and citizenship.
03/04/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Tineke Strik has expressed extreme concern at the conditions in two reception centres for asylum-seekers in Bosnia and Herzegovina,and has questioned Croatian denials that “pushbacks” onto Bosnian territory are taking place.
27/03/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
80 participants from 22 countries discussed the role of diasporas in the development of civil society, and in particular the mechanisms to ensure the better involvement of diasporas and civil society in decision-making processes.
25/03/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Tineke Strik will make a visit on 27-28 March to Zagreb and Cetingrad (Croatia) and to Velika Kladusa (Bosnia and Herzegovina), as part of the preparation of her report on pushback action by member State.
27/02/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“We must recognise with gratitude the work done by so many Non-Governmental Organisations which assist migrants and refugees,” said Doris Fiala, Chairperson of the Committee on Migration on World NGO Day .
04/02/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“My thoughts are with the more than 30 000 inhabitants of the city of Rann in Nigeria, who became victims of forced displacement through the brutal attacks of Boko Haram terrorists,” said Fabien Gouttefarde.
04/02/2019 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
PACE’s Migration Committee has urged Council of Europe member States to extend development co-operation with Africa to provide hope of “a viable future at home for people who would otherwise migrate to Europe”.