04/06/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
In a report on the large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores, the committee commends improved efforts by the Italian authorities to respond to emergencies, in particular through the Mare Nostrum operation.
03/06/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Important efforts by member states, Italy in particular, have been engaged towards saving more lives at sea. However, a number of concerns still remain..., emphasises Tineke Strik in her second report on the 'left-to-die boat'.
03/06/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
The committee voiced its concern about the situation of legal immigrants and of their offspring, whose overall levels of integration it believes remain unsatisfactory. The report by Marietta Karamanli examines five areas of integration.
07/05/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
“I am deeply saddened by yet another terrible tragedy that has taken place in the Aegean Sea, where 22 people have drowned trying to make the crossing from Turkey,” said Tineke Strik.
04/04/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
“On the occasion of World Health Day, we call for adequate access to healthcare for all migrants in Europe, including refugees, asylum seekers and undocumented migrants. The right to health is a fundamental human right...”
04/04/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
A joint parliamentary hearing on the need to eradicate statelessness in Europe, with a particular focus on statelessness among children, is to take place on 9 April on the margins of PACE’s spring session.
13/03/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
In line with the report by René Rouquet, the committee, meeting in Paris, expressed its concern about the often deplorable living conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) housed in collective centres.
13/03/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Europe is lagging behind in its efforts to resettle refugees – with only 20 Council of Europe member states resettling only 5,500 people in 2013 – and should do a great deal more, according to the committee.
13/03/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Many Council of Europe member states grant refugees the right to work, seeing it as beneficial to host societies, but a gap remains between the legal right and its practical application, according to the committee.
13/03/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
The committee called for the establishment of a transition status for unaccompanied migrant children reaching the age of majority, and for them to continue to be granted, during the transition phase, the most elementary rights.
13/03/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Following the adoption of a Resolution on “Unaccompanied migrant children", the Committee on Migration hosted a workshop to launch a joint field research by UNHCR and the Council of Europe Youth Department.
07/02/2014 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Christopher Chope will travel to Rome, Lampedusa and Trapani for a fact-finding visit in connection with the preparation of a report on “The arrival of mixed migratory flows to Italian coastal areas”.