Blog A New UK Prime Minister and the Rwanda plan The result of the general elections in the United Kingdom in early July 2024 saw a large victory for the Labour Party for the first time since several years. In one of the first public declarations released by the recently elected United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister (PM) Keir Starmer discussed the agreement between the UK […] 25 July 202430 July 2024
Blog The Court of Justice on the recognition of refugee status On 18 June 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice rendered two important judgments regarding the recognition of refugee status between countries belonging to the Common European Asylum System. The conclusions reached by the Court can, by analogy, also be extended to cases of recognition of subsidiary protection, this being a form of […] 22 July 202423 July 2024
Blog Rise in number of unaccompanied minors at the Canary Islands In the last year, the Canary Island saw a significant proportional increase in the number of third country nationals trying to reach the EU territory through the West Africa route. This is not however a new phenomenon, as a surge in the number of unaccompanied minors in the West Africa route has been reported since […] 17 July 202418 July 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