Blog FAMIMOVE present at the ISFL Conference: sharing of first findings From 12 to 15 July 2023, the 18th World Conference of the International Society of Family Law took place in Antwerp. The partners of the University of Münster, University of Milano-Bicocca, Ghent University, Maastricht University and Eötvös Loránd University presented the FAMIMOVE project. First, Prof. Marta Pertegás (Maastricht University) gave some background information about the […] 25 July 202325 July 2023
Blog The Council moves forward on a new proposal on trafficking in human beings The Council of the EU has recently agreed on its position for an update of the EU’s anti-trafficking directive. Under the proposal, as it has been amended by the Council, forced marriages and illegal adoptions will explicitly feature as types of exploitation covered by the proposed recast of the directive. EU countries should also ensure […] 18 July 202326 July 2023
Blog UNIMIB FAMIMOVE Awareness Raising Seminar at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy On 30 June 2023, the 6th Awareness Raising Seminar of the FAMIMOVE project took place at the University of Milano-Bicocca. The Seminar brought together 17 among judges, lawyers, practitioners, government officials and experts in the field of migration law and private international law. The lively debate revolved around several subjects: a recent judgment of the […] 17 July 202317 July 2023
Blog Another opportunity for the ECtHR to protect unaccompanied minors in age assessment procedures: F.B. v. Belgium As was discussed in a previous blogpost, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on the age assessment of unaccompanied minors (UAM) for the first time in its decision of 21 July 2022 in the case of Darboe and Camara v. Italy. With the pending application n° 47836/21 in the case of F.B. v. Belgium, […] 5 July 202310 December 2024
Blog Family reunification for beneficiaries of international protection: the EUAA overview In November 2024, the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) published a fact sheet, providing an overview of the most significant developments in the realm of family reunification for beneficiaries of international protection, as drawn from the EUAA Asylum Report 2024. Family reunification plays a key role in the integration within the EU of beneficiaries […] 13 December 202420 December 2024
Blog Research Output: Publication of the Book “Children in Migration and International Family Law” We are happy to announce that the book “Children in Migration and International Family Law” has been recently published and is available open access on the website of the publisher. The book is one of the main deliverables of the FAMIMOVE Project (together with the Awareness Raising Seminars, the Transnational Roundtables, the European Conference, and […] 11 December 202424 December 2024
Blog The Spanish reform of migration law: swimming against the tide? On 21 November 2024, the Spanish government adopted one of the largest migration law reforms recently seen in an EU Member State. To date, this reform is the only attempt in Europe to make migration law less restrictive. This will be achieved by introducing a procedure to regularize a high number of undocumented migrants currently […] 29 November 20241 December 2024