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”.
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.