Tag: migration
2022 Report on migration and asylum: The adoption of the migration asylum Pact remains key for lasting progress
This report presents key developments in the area of migration and asylum, and it takes stock of the progress achieved in the New Pact…
Migration and Asylum: Commission welcomes today’s progress in the Council on the New Pact on
The Commission welcomes that Member States have agreed today to start implementing a voluntary solidarity mechanism by offering relocations, financial contributions and other measures of…
Legal migration: Attracting skills and talent to the EU
The Commission is today proposing an ambitious and sustainable legal migration policy. As part of the comprehensive approach to migration set out in the Pact…
Climate migration: Joint Research Centre report highlights importance of focusing on local adaptation solutions
Today, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) publishes a new report on climate change-induced displacement in and from Africa. The report highlights the need…
UN migration agency launches $24 million appeal for Afghanistan
In response to the growing humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday launched a $24 million urgent appeal to…
Commission approves €36.7 million to support migration management in Lithuania
The Commission has decided to make available €36.7 million to Lithuania in emergency assistance under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund to help improve reception…
Migration: EU helps channel humanitarian support to migrants in Lithuania
Following a request for assistance from Lithuania, the European Commission is helping European countries send support through the European Civil Protection Mechanism. Lithuania asked for…
Global agreement on migration ’taking root’ despite pandemic challenge: Guterres
The Global Compact for Migration, adopted by countries in 2018 as a comprehensive framework for cooperation on international migration, is “taking root in promising ways”,…
UN, rights groups accuse Greece of using pandemic to ‘step up’ migration restrictions
While numerous NGOs and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have accused Greece of using the Covid-19 epidemic as pretext to “abandon” hundreds of…
Panama isolates migrants in remote jungle coronavirus unit
Panama has isolated nearly 200 migrants in a jungle camp to contain a novel coronavirus outbreak among a much larger group of Africans, Cubans and…
Migrants among most vulnerable, as IOM ramps up coronavirus response worldwide
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has expanded the scope of its Global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP), to include far-reaching interventions that aim to…
Study offers new insight into the impact of ancient migrations on the European landscape
Neolithic populations have long been credited with bringing about a revolution in farming practices across Europe. However, a new study suggests it was not until…
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