In the first half of 2020, the new Commission is reconsidering its proposals to reform the Common European Asylum System. One objective of the new Commission is to 'close loopholes between asylum and return rules.' Accor...
Asylum reforms at EU and Member State level, especially in Northwest Europe, are intending to address secondary movements that lead to multiple asylum applications in different Member States. Member States continue to ra...
Member States, social partners and civil society have been experimenting with complementary pathways for people in need of protection: humanitarian visas and private sponsorship, expanded family reunification, protection...
In the first half of 2020, the EU is planning to launch consultations for a renewed Integration Strategy. In response to the 2015/6 arrivals, the Commission launched the 2016-2017 Integration Plan, its first cross-cuttin...
Negotiations on the EU budget are expected to finish in 2020 and lead to substantial discussions on implementation in the second half of 2020 under the German Presidency. EU and national authorities will need to undertak...
The European Commission's DG HOME is adopting its first ever communications strategy. One priority is to work more closely with affected messengers, multipliers and third-party endorsements. DG HOME is also comm...
Given the mission letters and hearings of the new Commissioners, the new European Pact on Migration and Asylum is likely to take decisions in the first half of 2020 that relate to mandatory and streamlined procedures at...
The new HOME Commissioner has committed in her hearing to look into the criminalisation of humanitarian assistance. The Commission welcomes any inputs to this reflection phase in 2020. ReSOMA partners will be happy to co...
Researchers and civil society actors are increasingly monitoring and aware of the impacts of issues of data protection, privacy and artificial intelligence, which can reshape the lives and rights of migrants and other di...
The prevention of secondary movements is a key political issue in the reform of Common European Asylum System (CEAS). Distrust in the effectiveness of proposed measures is one of the reasons for the deadlock in negotiati...
The Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), adopted by the UN General Assembly on 17 December 2018, represents the international reference framework for planning and monitoring policy responses to address refugee situations in...
Over the past year, refusals by some EU Member States to disembark migrants rescued at sea have sparked mainly ad hoc responses on a “ship-by-ship” basis by a number of Member States in a purely ‘intergovernmental’ fashi...
Comprehensive integration strategies consider integration as a two-way process, encourage civic engagement, pro-actively involve the receiving society and aim at socially mixed communities that are resilient to xenophobi...
Integration is a two-way process that requires a welcoming society. Since 2015/6, EU citizens have witnessed many EU policy developments on asylum and migration as well as many intense national political debates. At the...
In recent years, Member States have been encouraged to experiment with alternative legal pathways for people seeking protection. This experimentation and exchange of good practice has been facilitated by the UNHCR, Europ...
Building on Y1 ReSOMA findings, there are an increasing number of criminalisation cases and threats and a great diversity in the guidelines and arguments used by lawyers, legal systems and national governments to address...
The EU and its Member States are now confronted with the question of how the Global Compact will be implemented both internally within the EU and externally with its global partners. Implementation involves priority-sett...
Asylum-seekers and irregular migrants are facing increased detention across Europe based on national policy developments and the recast of the CEAS and Returns Directive. ReSOMA could dig into the trends, the impacts on...
Family reunification represents a safe and legal channel for beneficiaries of international protection to reunite with their separated family members. Family reunification is a crucial element to foster integration of be...
As a result of the large number of asylum seekers arriving in the EU during 2015 and 2016, the debate on the distribution of asylum responsibilities in the EU has gained relevance, leading to the introduction of several...
The safe third country concept is based on the assumption that an applicant for international protection could have obtained it in another country and therefore the receiving state is entitled to reject responsibility fo...
European Union (EU) and national policies are increasingly affecting civil society organisations and individuals who provide humanitarian assistance and access to rights to undocumented migrants and asylum seekers. The F...
The need to respond quickly and effectively to the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ has led in the last few years to the establishment of a set of “hybrid” financial instruments that combines EU and member states’ contribution...
Return of migrants staying irregularly in the EU has gained center stage on the EU agenda since 2015. In September 2015, the Commission presented a Communication on an EU Action Plan on return that defined a set of immed...
Most undocumented migrants have arrived via regular channels and have subsequently fallen into an irregular situation, for instance by overstaying permits or as a consequence of bureaucratic obstacles. While ‘the irregul...
Mainstreaming refers to the systematic implementation of policies and measures in all areas relevant for immigrant integration and across levels of government – be it housing, education, qualification, social services or...
Cities are where targeted integration measures and public services are provided to a vast majority of immigrants in the EU. Whether services are adequate, respond to needs and are available across all relevant issue area...
