Germany wants asylum seekers assessed before reaching Europe
The German interior minister Horst Seehofer has called for a new European migration system which would see asylum applications decided outside Europe's borders.
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Germany has deported 17,000 people so far in 2019
Since the beginning of the year, Germany has deported nearly 17,000 people. The vast majority of them were moved to to EU countries, following the Dublin Regulation.
Ethiopian woman fears deportation to Poland despite pregnancy
A highly pregnant migrant from Ethiopia currently residing in Germany is expected to be deported to Poland, where she had first filed for asylum. The case is considered to be a particularly challenging implementation of the so-called Dublin agreement.
Migrants demand freedom in latest protest at Malta center
Asylum seekers detained at a migrant center in Malta on Monday staged a protest, demanding to be released. It was the second demonstration in a week.
Sea-Eye: Malta to evacuate two migrants as situation aboard escalates
The situation aboard Sea Eye’s migrant rescue vessel Alan Kurdi, banned from Italian waters by outgoing Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, is apparently coming to a head: Malta has agreed to evacuate two migrants who were suffering from panic attacks and had repeatedly tried to jump overboard.
Migration: Greece wants EU to 'share the burden'
The Greek government has expressed concern over an increase in migrant landings on the Aegean islands over the past few weeks. The minister responsible for migration wants the incoming European Commission to ensure "a fairer sharing of the burden."
German court suspends return of asylum seeker to France under Dublin regulation
An Administrative Court in Germany suspended the return of an Iranian asylum seeker and her 10-year-old child to France under the so-called Dublin Regulation. The court ruled that there was sufficient proof that two might be subjected to severe hardship, and spoke of a potential for a “violation of human rights” in this particular instance.
A Sudanese refugee’s open letter to the European Parliament: 'We sleep under the bridges of your beautiful cities'
InfoMigrants recently received an open letter penned by a Sudanese refugee, Ahmad Gamal, that addresses the European Parliament. After being forced to flee his native Darfur, the 27-year-old arrived in France in 2017 and now studies sociology at a university in Lyon. In his letter, Ahmad urges the EU to make its fatal migration policies more welcoming and humane.
Migrant arrivals in Greece increased significantly in May
There were significantly more migrants that came from Turkey to Greece in May. On the Aegean islands, there are now over 15,000 migrants in camps that were designed to hold less than 9,000. Meanwhile, most refugees in Greece asking to be reunited with family members in Germany are rejected.
EU member states ask Italy to take back 46,000 migrants
European member states are calling on Italy to take back 46,000 migrants based on the Dublin Regulation, according to which the migrants are required to return to Italian territory under the responsibility of the Rome government.
Brussels concerned over lack of solution to disembarkations
Following the case of the ship Mare Jonio run by the NGO Mediterranea, the European Commission has renewed its appeal to the EU to urgently find predictable solutions for migrant disembarkations.
Germany eligible to deport refugees to EU countries with poor living conditions
Berlin is within its rights to deport asylum-seekers to other countries in the bloc, even if they'll encounter poor living conditions there, according to the EU's highest court. Exceptions apply only in extreme cases.