Cyprus holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU from 1 January to 30 June 2026. Under the slogan “An Autonomous Union. Open to the World,” the Presidency focuses on 5 overarching priorities: Autonomy through Security, Defence Readiness and Preparedness Autonomy through Competitiveness Open to the World, Autonomous An Autonomous Union of Values that Leaves […]
Internships – EUROCITIES Traineeship
Eurocities, the network of major European cities, is hiring a trainee to join the Brussels-based team for 6 months and work on topics related to migration and integration, exciting EU-funded projects, research, events and policy activities with cities across Europe. Tasks Support the implementation of meetings and events Help gather and analyse data and city good practices, and […]
EP and Council reach a deal to update safe third country rules
Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a political agreement on updates to the 2024 Asylum Law regarding the conditions for applying the rules on safe third countries. On Thursday the negotiating team of the Civil Liberties Committee informally agreed with the Council new rules under which member states may decide that a non-EU country is […]
Asylum policy: Council pushes forward EU legislation on safe countries of origin and safe third countries
The Council agreed on 8 December its position on two pieces of EU legislation that will strengthen the practical application of the fundamental safe country concept in EU asylum rules. These new EU migration laws aim to establish faster and more efficient asylum procedures for those who should not be granted protection within the EU. […]
Council adopts position on new EU digital travel application law
Last November 19, the member states’ representatives (Coreper) approved the Council’s negotiating mandate for an EU law that will allow for the launch of an EU digital travel application. The regulation establishes rules on the (voluntary) creation of digital travel credentials and how to use them when crossing external borders. The EU digital travel application […]
Commission proposes a Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Plan for 2026-2027
The Commission proposed on November 11th the Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Plan 2026-2027. The Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework Regulation provides Member States with a framework to admit persons in need of protection through safe and legal pathways. Based on voluntary Member State contributions, the Plan outlines the resettlements and humanitarian admissions over the next two […]
IV Conversatory on International Migration – “Why did you migrate? Multicausality of Argentinean migrations to Europe”
The University of Almeria is pleased to announce the celebration of the IV Conversatory on International Migrations, which will take place next Tuesday 14 October 2025, at 11:00 a.m., in the Aula Magna of the Humanities Building C. Under the title “Why did you migrate? Multicausalidad de las migraciones argentinas a Europa“, this meeting aims […]
Visit of MEPs to El Hierro focused on irregular migration
Nine MEPs from the EP’s Civil Liberties Committee are travelling to the Canary Island to gather first-hand information on the challenges that arrivals from the West African route create for migrant reception centres and authorities, and explore ways to support the affected regions. The delegation will meet with representatives of local, regional and national administrations, […]
Proposal for the implementation of the “safe third country” concept
The Commission proposes to facilitate the implementation of the safe third country concept. The Commission has proposed some rules that will facilitate the implementation by Member States of the safe third country concept. This will speed up asylum processes and reduce pressure on asylum systems, while preserving legal safeguards for applicants and ensuring respect for […]