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Stabilising Libya situation crucial for solving Europe’s migration crisis, says rapporteur

22/04/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

PACE rapporteur Tineke Strik called on European states and organisations to make Libya a priority as they develop new policy and operational responses to the growing migration crisis in the Mediterranean.

Anne Brasseur: ‘we need to put an end to the terrible situation of detained migrant children’

20/04/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

We need to put an end to the detention of migrant children, which is a terrible situation, as I witnessed during a visit last year to a place of detention, said Anne Brasseur, at a ceremony to launch a Parliamentary Campaign.

Launch of a parliamentary campaign to end immigration detention of children

16/04/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

<p>PACE will launch the Parliamentary Campaign to End Immigration Detention of Children during a ceremony on 20 April. This campaign aims to encourage states to adopt alternatives to detention.</p>

Mediterranean migrant tragedy: rapporteur calls for a co-ordinated European response

15/04/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

I am deeply saddened by another incident in the series of tragedies occurring in the Mediterranean Sea, involving the capsizing of a boat full of migrants, in which over 400 people are feared to have drowned, said Daphne Dumery.

Fact-finding visit to Turkey on countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges

24/03/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

Tineke Strik will conduct a fact finding visit to Ankara and Istanbul on 25-26 March in preparation for a report on the issue of 'countries of transit: meeting new migration and asylum challenges'.

Doris Fiala appointed General rapporteur on Ending Immigration Detention of Children Campaign

24/03/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

At its meeting in Paris on 23 March, the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons appointed Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALDE) as General rapporteur on Ending Immigration Detention of Children Campaign.

Call for solidarity in taking in Syrian refugees

23/03/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

In a report adopted today on the humanitarian consequences of the actions of the terrorist group called “Islamic State”, the Committee on Migration made an urgent appeal to all member States to show solidarity and responsibility.

The committee calls upon the Russian Federation to release Nadiya Savchenko

23/03/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

Concerning the continued detention of its member Nadiya Savchenko, the committee recalls that Ms Savchenko is a member of the delegation of Ukraine to the PACE and has been designated a member of the committee.

Hearing on missing persons during the conflict in Ukraine

20/03/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

The Committee on Migration will hold a hearing on missing persons during the conflict in Ukraine in the framework of the preparation of a report on the subject due to be submitted to the Assembly in June 2015.

Rapporteurs welcome UNHCR proposals to improve Europe’s response to mass migration

13/03/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

Two PACE rapporteurs dealing with migration have welcomed the announcement by the UNHCR of proposals for European action in the Mediterranean Sea, intended to protect the lives of those risking the maritime route.

Rapporteurs welcome European Commission announcement on Lampedusa

20/02/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

Two rapporteurs dealing with migration have welcomed the announcement by the European Commission of additional measures to address the critical situation of mass arrivals of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Italy.

A committee calls for ‘immediate release’ of its member Nadiya Savchenko

26/01/2015 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

The Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced persons of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has called on the Russian authorities to immediately release its member Nadiya Savchenko.