Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons

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24/04/2025 - Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Public policy to prevent and address cases of missing migrants: a collective will of ‘the 46’ is needed
16/04/2025 - Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Saving migrants’ lives at sea and protecting their human rights
14/04/2025 - Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons ‘Let us keep supporting the work of the UN refugee agency’
11/03/2025 - Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Putting an end to collective expulsions of aliens
19/12/2024 - Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Upholding solidarity and dignity for all in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte

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Appointment by acclamation of Dimitrios Mantzos (Greece, SOC) and Stephanie Krisper (Austria, ALDE) as Chair and Vice-Chair respectively of the Sub-Committee on the Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Human Beings.

Appointment by acclamation of Lord Leslie Griffiths (United Kingdom, SOC) as rapporteur on “The role of diasporas and migrants in building social cohesion and progress”.

Appointment by acclamation of Paul Galles (Luxembourg, EPP/CD) as draftsman of the opinion on “Analysis and guidelines to guarantee the right to housing and decent housing”.

Appointment of a new rapporteur on “Frontline States: the role of the Council of Europe in implementing the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum”

Christiana Erotokritou (Cyprus, SOC) was appointed rapporteur on “Frontline States: the role of the Council of Europe in implementing the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum”.

Appointment of a new rapporteur on “Artificial intelligence and migration”

Petri Honkonen (Finland, ALDE) was appointed rapporteur on “Artificial intelligence and migration” on 29 May 2024.

Appointment of a new rapporteur on “A shared European approach to address migrant smuggling”

Lord Simon Russell (United Kingdom, EC/DA) was appointed rapporteur on “A shared European approach to address migrant smuggling” on 29 May 2024.

Appointment of a new rapporteur on “Saving migrants’ lives at sea and protecting their human rights”

Paulo Pisco (Portugal, SOC) was appointed rapporteur on “Saving migrants’ lives at sea and protecting their human rights” on 16 April 2024.

Appointment of a new rapporteur on “Putting an end to collective expulsions of aliens”

Pierre-Alain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC) was appointed rapporteur on “Putting an end to collective expulsions of aliens” on 16 April 2024.

Appointment of a new rapporteur on “The challenges and needs of public and private actors involved in migration management”

Sandra Zampa (Italy, SOC) was appointed rapporteur on “The challenges and needs of public and private actors involved in migration management” on 21 March 2024.

Appointment of a new rapporteur on “Immigration, one of the answers to Europe's demographic aging”

Kate Osamor (United Kingdom, SOC) was appointed rapporteur on “Immigration, one of the answers to Europe's demographic aging” on 15 March 2023.

Visiting detention centres for irregular migrants

Many parliamentarians across Europe have a right to visit detention centres for irregular migrants and asylum seekers as part of their mandate as national parliamentarians. Yet a survey conducted by the Assembly has shown that this right is not always known to parliamentarians or used to its full capacity. The Committee has developed a guide to raise awareness of this right and encourage and assist parliamentarians in carrying out visits to detention centres. More

Did you know ?

On 23- 24 April 2025, PACE hosted a parliamentary conference in Strasbourg on “Envisioning Effective Public Policy to Prevent and Address Cases of Missing Migrants.” This first-of-its-kind event follows up on PACE’s Resolution 2569, adopted in October 2024, which calls on policy makers to enact legislation to prevent disappearances and clarify the fate of missing people in migration.

The conference brought together parliamentarians, forensic experts, prosecutors, law enforcement, international organisations, civil society, and families of the missing to explore concrete policy responses to this critical human rights issue.

Learn more about the conference here.

On 22 January 2024, Oleksiy Goncharenko (Ukraine, EC/DA) was elected by acclamation Chairperson of the Committee, succeeding Theodoros Rousopoulos (Greece, EPP/CD) who became President of the Assembly.

The three Vice-Chairpersons of the Bureau were also elected by acclamation: Kate Osamor (United Kingdom, SOC) as 1st Vice-Chairperson, Emmanuel Fernandes (France, UEL) as 2nd Vice-Chairperson and Tamara Vonta (Slovenia, ALDE) as 3rd Vice-Chairperson.