Blog The Dutch Government seeks for an opt-out from EU rules on asylum and migration The newly formed Dutch Government, that was already gaining spotlight earlier in May 2024 for a coalition agreement planning to considerably restrict national migration law, recently announced the intention to ask for an opt-out from EU migration laws. The Government, led by Dick Schoof, justified the move with the increase in the number of asylum […] 24 September 202425 September 2024
Blog The new Early Marriages Act in Germany The German “Act to Combat Child Marriages” (Gesetz zur Bekämpfung von Kinderehen) from 2017 had been declared partially unconstitutional by the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) in February 2023 (see this post). It has now been replaced by an almost identical new law, which is called the “Act for the Protection of Minors in Foreign […] 16 September 202416 September 2024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