17/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
On the occasion of 18 December, International Migrants Day, Doris Fiala,General Rapporteur for the Parliamentary Campaign, calls all the member states to end immigration detention of children and use of alternatives to detention.
16/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
To mark International Migrants Day, Parliamentary Assembly members will visit detention centers and other administrative facilities for irregular migrants and asylum seekers, in different member States.
16/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“We need new solutions to respond to the current migration and refugee crisis and develop a clear roadmap for future action by our parliaments and institutions”, Thierry Mariani stressed today, at the opening of a conference in Paris.
15/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the committee calls for a review of European policy on migration and asylum, with emphasis on solidarity ,the protection of human rights and control of external borders.
15/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The committee is convinced that “only a common European response” can address the present migratory and refugee crisis. It is necessary to address the immediate humanitarian emergency without further delay.
15/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The flow of environmental migrants will reach 150 even 200 million, by 2050, the Committee on Migrations warned today. But there is no agreement on the terminology used to describe victims of forced migration.
15/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
International co-operation and intelligence sharing are essential if the activities of organised criminal groups related to migration are to be combated effectively, according to the Migration Committee.
04/12/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
The Committee on Migration will hold a conference on the theme “A comprehensive humanitarian and political response to the migration and refugee crisis in Europe” in Paris on 16 December 2015.
27/11/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
“The problem of captured people during the conflict in Ukraine cannot be solved without a ceasefire, which unfortunately is continuing to be violated by the separatists,” said Nellija Kleinberga, ending a three-day visit to Ukraine.
23/11/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Nellija Kleinberga will conduct a fact-finding visit to Kyiv and Severodonetsk from 24 to 26 November, in view to prepare her report on “The humanitarian concerns with regard to captured people during the conflict in Ukraine”.
16/11/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Tineke Strik has expressed her appreciation for the efforts of state authorities, international organisations and NGOs in providing basic protection to the unprecedented numbers of people crossing the Western Balkans.
06/11/2015 | Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation
Tineke Strik is to see at first hand the situation of refugees and migrants crossing Europe during a three-day visit taking in three national frontiers and countries (“the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, Serbia and Slovenia).