EU politics
Euronews – EU supports repatriation of unaccompanied migrant minors from Ceuta to Morocco
Cruelty towards children has become official EU policy. Read the article HERE.
Refugees
National Politics
Sian Norris – UK plans add ‘new layer of cruelty’ for asylum seekers, expert warns
The Labour party is determined to introduce all of the policies of Nigel Farage’s Reform party before it comes into power. Sian Norris is a senior investigative reporter at openDemocracy. Cross-posted from OpenDemocracy The government’s […]
Austerity
Krzysztof Katkowski – In Poland, Austerity Targets Ukrainian Refugees
‘Polish president Karol Nawrocki is shutting off welfare benefits for Ukrainians in Poland. Earlier welcomed as refugees, Ukrainians are now pushed into a role as second-class guestworkers in their host country.’ In Jacobin. Read the […]
Geopolitics
Zoe Holman – Deported from Europe, murdered by Israel
‘Gazan brothers Haytham and Bashar spent most of their adult lives in Europe — but after being deported, they returned to Gaza, where they were killed by an Israeli rocket. Their story shows the deadly […]
EU politics
Andrea Pettrachin, Matteo Bassoli: The Italy-Albania migration deal – a policy failure?
Meloni wants to be seen to be fighting with liberal judges and NGOs for control over the migration and asylum issue. In that sense, the fact the Albania migration deal hasn’t worked is not a […]
EU politics
Andi Hoxhaj – Albania-Italy: migration deals risk becoming a requirement for EU membership
The new quid pro quo seems to be, ‘take our asylum seekers and we’ll consider you for EU entry’, a completely deplorable stance. Andi Hoxhaj is a lecturer in law at King’s College London. Cross-posted […]
EU politics
Politico – Austria prepares to deport Syrian migrants after Assad regime falls
Belgium and Germany are also halting Syrian asylum applications. Europe is run by a very mean-spirited, small-minded elite. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Weaponizing Aid: Interview with Lisa Bhungalia on UNRWA
A deep insight in the significance of UNRWA being cut-off from Gaza, by the author of a recent book on aid to Palestine. In Phenomenal World. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Barah Mikaïl – Europe is not prepared for the looming Lebanese refugee crisis
European politicians who oppose refugees are often complicit in the causes of refugees. Lebanon is a case in point. Barah Mikaïl is Associate professor at IE University in Madrid. Cross-posted from The Conversation Since it […]
EU politics
Barah Mikaïl – The EU’s outsourced migration control is violent, expensive and ineffective
The EU externalising its borders is neither effective nor moral, and it won’t restrain support for the far-right either. Barah Mikaïl is Associate professor of International Security at IE University in Madrid. Cross-posted from The […]