Fair Observer’s Post

Migration is a global reality and has become a hot topic of discussion across Europe. This week, the Commission Representation hosted a stakeholder meeting on the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, which Ireland has recently opted-into. The EU Migration and Asylum Pact will deliver a common European response to migration. It will allow the EU to manage migration in a fair and sustainable way, ensuring solidarity between Member States while also providing certainty and clarity for people arriving in the EU and protecting their fundamental rights. Thanks to quality presentations from experts - Michael Shotter, Director for Asylum and Migration Policy in the European Commission and Andrew Munro, Assistant Secretary Civil Justice - Policy and Legislation, Department of Justice, we had a very good discussion on the implementation of this legislation over the next two years. I invite everyone interested to find out more about this EU legislation: https://lnkd.in/eYfXtTsw #Migration #EUMigrationAsylumPact

Yesterday, on the International Day of Migration, conversations were held at the highest levels of the EU to start finalising ongoing negotiations about the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. While making up less than 10% of total annual migration to the EU*, this Pact seeks to address mainly the issue of asylum. If adopted, the Pact will further strip away the fundamental right to asylum. We would see increased externalisation and fortification of borders, more inhumane camps, sped up deportations to places where people face danger, detention of vulnerable individuals, and more lives lost due to a lack of safe pathways. Fenix calls on the EU to stop closing the doors to people who seek protection, create safe and legal pathways to the EU, invest in dignified asylum reception conditions and establish a fair and just asylum system. *https://lnkd.in/dkSq4uwi

20th December 2023 will go down in history. The day the EU reached a landmark agreement on a new set of rules to manage migration and asylum. A robust Migration and Asylum Pact. A legislative framework that functions, that protects. That is humane and fair with those seeking protection, that is firm with those who are not eligible, and that is strong with those who exploit the most vulnerable. Europe has once again defied the odds. We have delivered and provided solutions. Read press release: https://europa.eu/!bGCPyC Watch press conference: https://lnkd.in/ervtT3nd #migration #asylum #europe #europeanparliament #solidarity #solutions

🌊 Yesterday's tragic shipwreck in the southern Mediterranean claimed 9 lives and left 15 individuals missing, including a young girl aged between four and eight. It's a somber reminder of the dangers migrants face in search of safety. 🇪🇺 On the same day, the European Parliament approved the Migration and Asylum Pact, aiming to redefine how the EU handles migration, 'balancing solidarity' and 'responsibility' among its member states. 🔍 However, while this represents progress on paper, can we truly call it a sustainable solution for those seeking refuge? Unfortunately, the answer is no. Organizations like the #InternationalRescueCommittee, #HumanRightsWatch, #AmnestyInternational #Oxfam and may more provide valuable insights into the ongoing challenges and gaps in our approach to migration and asylum. Let's continue the conversation and work towards more effective, humane solutions for those in need. #Migration #Asylum #EU #HumanitarianEfforts 🌍

How do liberal democracies balance the need for security with their commitment to protecting the #HumanRights of #Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants? This policy brief, written by Wilson Center Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative Co-Chair James Hollifield, explains how the United States and other liberal democracies confront the dilemmas of forced displacement with respect to the competing interests of security, culture, economy, and rights. It provides recommendations on ways to improve international and regional cooperation and to address the challenges in the management of forced migration and human displacement. https://buff.ly/3SDhyCr

https://lnkd.in/diatsWMb Minister McEntee welcomes historic agreement on EU Migration and Asylum Pact. The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee T.D., has welcomed the political Agreement that has been reached overnight between the European Parliament and the European Council on the remaining measures of the Asylum and Migration Pact. This will fundamentally overhaul the asylum and migration landscape across the European Union. The measures, along with the rest of the Migration Pact previously agreed, will provide a more coherent, effective and balanced system to regulate asylum and migration in Europe. It will regulate how EU Member States deal with people arriving at their borders, the processing of asylum claims, and the identification of those arriving from third countries. While Ireland has not yet opted-into the Pact measures, with the exception of the European Union Asylum Agency Regulation, the rest of the EU will be bound by them two years after they are adopted, which will likely happen in the first few months of next year. Minister McEntee will seek a decision from Government on Ireland opting-into the Pact measures in the first quarter of next year.

The new Migration Pact falsely promises an historic change in EU migration policies. In reality, the Pact reinforces current failed policies and practices by focusing on deterrence, containment of people fleeing third countries, strengthening external borders, detention, and acceleration of procedures at the expense of the individual right to asylum. This explainer cuts through the bluster surrounding the new Migration Pact, debunking some of the myths spun by the European Commission and political forces across Europe while putting forward six points for a solidarity-based and humane European asylum and migration policy. #StopThisPact

We have a landmark political agreement on a common European system on migration and asylum, thanks to Commissioner Ylva Johansson and the Spanish Presidency of the EU. This Pact on Migration and Asylum strongly counters the alarmist and extremist narrative promoted by the far-right. We will continue to fight misinformation spread by the far-right and show that the Pact is a European response towards a more predictable, coordinated and humane migration and asylum system. https://lnkd.in/etBAAbdE

EU migration and asylum policy: https://lnkd.in/ehkfQDJr

🔎 What does fairness mean in asylum and refugee protection policies? Dr. Lenka Schillaci Dražanová and Martin Ruhs at the Migration Policy Centre explore the concept of fairness, share findings from recent survey experiments, and highlight how those findings can help in designing fair asylum policies. 📃Read more in the latest #EUIdeas: https://loom.ly/p6SQ5hQ Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies