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Disappointing & frustrating: yesterday's EP discussion on intra-EU relocation
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Yesterday the European Parliament held a Plenary session on a voluntary and permanent intra-EU relocation of international protection beneficiaries, generally seen as tool of solidarity with those Member States who are considered to be facing 'p...
EASO, resettlement & solidarity
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‘Between Solidarity and the Priority to Protect – Where Refugee Relocation meets Refugee Resettlement’ (by Frank Mc Namara, 18 February 2013) is the title of the mpcblog article based on results of the KNOW Reset project. T...
April newsletter
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Yesterday we received EASO’s April Newsletter, accessible here. “CONTENTS Editorial and in the news The Common Country of Origin Information portal COI strategic network meeting EASO training Gro...
EASO & fundamental rights...
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The 6th Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) Meeting came to an end last week, after a full programme covering the 25th and 26th April. We (aditus foundation) are a member of the FRP, but were unable to attend the meeting due to resource c...
Various recommendations to EASO...
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We found two reports offering advice to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) in the Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog (25 February and 29 March posts). One of the reports, entitled ‘Dublin II Regulation – Lives on Hold&rsquo...
EASO March newsletter
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We've just received EASO's March newsletter, accessible from the Agency's website. "Contents: Editorial and in the news EASO Country of Origin Information approach Situation of asylum in the EU EASO training EASO training in figures EASO addres...
Weekend reading: academic article on CEAS & Dublin
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We came across an interesting article in the Croatian Yearbook of European Law and Policy (Volume 8 Number 8, November 2012). It is by Nika Bačić, entitled 'Asylum Policy in Europe - The Competences of the European Union and Inefficie...
Greece, EAC, vacancies, Consultations...& we're still looking for an intern!
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After some weeks of absence, we're back with a gathering of recent updates. We've had some problems with our overseas EASO Monitor Intern, so in the coming days we'll be looking through the applications we had received to recruit another. P...
EASO January/February Newsletter
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The European Asylum Support Office has just published its January and February Newsletter, covering the following topics: EASO & Greece; Training activities for 2013; New asylum instruments under CEAS; Early Warning and Preparedness System; Count...
Open consultation for EASO's 2014 Work Programme
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We just received news that EASO's Executive Director has launched a consultation process on the Draft Outline of the EASO Work Programme 2014, a process which we very much welcome and encourage you all to participate in. Further information on the...
ECRE intra-EU solidarity paper: emphasising the true aim of solidarity
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The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) has just published an extremely interesting and analytical document, 'Enhancing Intra-EU Solidarity Tools to Improve Quality and Fundamental Rights Protection in the Common European Asylum System.'...
Do you want to join the EASO Monitor team?
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Since our birth in March 2011, our workload here at aditus foundation has become more intense and challenging. We're involved in several projects and activities, not only in the area of migration/asylum but also in other sectors of human rights...
Job opening in UNHCR's Liaison Office to EASO
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UNHCR is currently advertising a job vacancy for a Senior Liaison Assistant to EASO, to work together in the Agency's EASO Liaison Office. Full notice below, taken from UNHCR Malta's site. Best of luck to all applicants! _________________...
Consultative Forum's 2nd meeting: what do we think?
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On 26th November, EASO organised the second meeting of the Consultative Forum. We're listed on EASO's list of organisations, and of course being based in Malta hugely facilitates our attendance of these meetings...so I attended in representatio...
EASO's November/December Newsletter
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EASO has published its November/December Newsletter. You can download it directly from the Office's site here.
EASO's fact-finding report on EUREMA I
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EUREMA is the EU's project facilitating the intra-EU relocation of beneficiaries of protection. We've provided details on the project in several earlier posts, including our own input on such solidarity exercises. The Commission i...
Updates on the 2nd Consultative Forum meeting
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The second Consultative Forum meeting of the European Asylum Support Office is now just round the corner...25-26 November (Valletta, Malta). This is the main event where EASO meets civil society, in its broad definition, to discuss its activiti...
EPs in Greece, JHA Council, END FGM...
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We've gathered a number of news updates for your attention: Press release of 31st October from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) on the recent EP fact-finding visit to Greece, led by ALDE MEP Jan Mulder. During the vi...
EASO in 'The Researcher'
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A new article on the European Asylum Support Office has been brought to our attention by our friends over at Forced Migration Current Awareness blog (thanks!). 'The European Asylum Support Office: Role, Work Priorities and Some Future Challen...
What has Greece achieved so far?
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Dr Robert K Visser, EASO Executive Director, together with Minister Dendias, Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection, signing the amendment to the EASO-Greece operational plan We've just received this press release from EASO, entitled 'EA...
