17/12/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
International Migrants Day, which falls on 18 December, should be an opportunity to “see the person behind the migrant” and celebrate diversity, according to Anne-Mari Virolainen, Chairperson of the Migration Committee.
29/11/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
“I am shocked to read the results of an investigation into the 11 October boat tragedy in the waters between Lampedusa and Malta, which reveals that over 200 people fleeing Syria died when they could have been saved,” said Tineke Strik.
22/11/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Speaking at the opening of a conference in Strasbourg on immigration detention in Europe, Annette Groth said that “parliamentarians could help shift attitudes on this issue and push for more alternatives to detention.”
20/11/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Council of Europe member and observer states should show “generosity and solidarity” in admitting Syrian refugees to their territory, and ensure a balanced distribution among countries, a PACE committee has said.
20/11/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Migrants should never be refused entry to a country or expelled because of their HIV status, according to PACE’s Migration Committee meeting today in Paris.
20/11/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Migrants – who represent 8.7 per cent of Europe’s population – actually make an important contribution to society in terms of the economy, demography, culture and politics, says the committee.
30/10/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Parliamentarians need to be brave in standing up for positions that may not be popular, especially when it comes to dealing with migrant issues in a time of economic crisis, the Chair of PACE’s Migration Committee has said.
29/10/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
René Rouquet will make a fact-finding visit to examine the situation of internally displaced people as part of the preparation of a report on the subject.
18/10/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Ten parliamentarians from eight different countries visited the deportation section of the prison at Zurich Airport as part of a training programme on carrying out visits to immigration detention centres.
04/10/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
PACE rapporteur on 'Lives lost in the Mediterranean', today called for an investigation into allegations that fishing or other boats failed to go to the rescue of drowning persons off the island of Lampedusa.
02/10/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Italy has shown once again that it is "ill-prepared" for a new surge of mixed migration on its coasts, according to a draft report just out from PACE’s Migration Committee.
30/08/2013 | Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
On the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared, Tineke Strik (Netherlands, SOC), Vice-Chairperson for the Migration Committee, stressed the importance of speeding up the solution to the problem of missing persons...