‘Kaja Kallas is my hope for an EU that speaks with one voice’, says Austrian MEP Brandstätter
EU Watch interviewed Austrian politician Helmut Brandstätter, who serves for the first time as a Member of the European Parliament. We discussed the issues of Ukraine’s support, EU enlargement, migration and media freedom.
EU-Turkey relations: “Erdogan is not 12 feet tall”
Turkey expert Dimitar Bechev argues that the European Union has a lot of leverage on Ankara, in spite of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election.
Council reaches agreement on controversial reform of asylum rules
Member states want new rules for the processing of asylum applications, including a solidarity mechanism.
UNHCR: EU response to Ukraine “should set example for all refugee crises”
INTERVIEW: How well has the EU has responded so far to the inflow of millions of Ukrainian refugees?
Asylum applications in Europe fall sharply due to pandemic
485,000 people claimed protection in 2020, compared with 716,000 the previous year.
Le Médiateur critique Frontex pour son traitement des plaintes relatives aux droits de l’Homme
Le corps de garde-frontières et de garde-côtes de l’UE fait l’objet de pressions concernant le comportement de ses membres.
L’UE souhaite le retour de plus de demandeurs d’asile refusés
En 2019, environ un tiers seulement des demandeurs d’asile dont la demande avait été rejetée sont retournés dans leur pays d’origine.
EU wants more rejected asylum seekers to return
In 2019, only about a third of asylum seekers whose application had been rejected returned to their countries of origin
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