Europe Decoded
Euroviews. New EU migration rules overlook cities and disregard human rights
The EU’s New Pact on Migration is designed to deliver a coordinated approach to European migration. However, it overlooks cities’ crucial integration role while reinforcing migration as a threat to be controlled, Simona Bieliūnė and Rutger Groot Wassink write.
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'Squalid and chaotic': Reality of Italian migrant jails
The death of a detainee at a detention and deportation centre on the outskirts of Rome in February shone a spotlight on the conditions inside these de-facto jails for migrants, and raised serious questions about Italy's migration policy.
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EU completes migration reform as Poland and Hungary vote against
The idea of having a common, predictable rulebook to handle the irregular arrivals of asylum seekers has been on the table since the 2015-2016 migration crisis, which turned the issue into political dynamite and bitterly split countries into opposing camps.
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James Cleverly in Italy to discuss clampdown on illegal migrants
Visit comes a day after British parliament passed controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill which will see some illegal migrants in the UK deported to the central African country, legislation that has been slammed by lawyers and international human rights groups.
