Greece: Parliament passes new migration code
A new law passed in Greece changes the regulations on residence permits for non-EU migrants. But rights groups say it fails to address the needs of unaccompanied children.
A new law passed in Greece changes the regulations on residence permits for non-EU migrants. But rights groups say it fails to address the needs of unaccompanied children.
A 2017 law invalidating all marriages where a participant is under 16 is unconstitutionally vague, the court said. Lawmakers will have until mid-2024 to clarify the statute.
The Geo Barents ship is under administrative detention for 20 days and will be fined 10 thousand euros, Italian authorities told Doctors Without Borders on February 23, the same day the controversial decree on private sea rescue operations became law.
The UN human rights chief has expressed serious concern about a proposed Italian law on NGO migrant rescue vessels that was passed by the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian parliament last week. He has called for the law to be withdrawn and for talks to be held with humanitarian organizations.
Greece's migration ministry on Wednesday rejected a report published by the New York Times claiming Greek authorities have mistreated asylum seekers and acted outside the law. However, the ministry said it intends to investigate all allegations of wrongdoing by border forces.
France wants to create temporary work permits for undocumented immigrants to help fill the gap in industries suffering from labor shortages. The government also wants to add a language requirement to residency permits, and make deportation possible for migrants with French residency deemed "a threat to public order."
With plans for the expulsion of "delinquent foreigners," the overhaul of France's asylum system, and an effort to bring some undocumented workers in from the cold, the French government's latest immigration bill will be presented to the cabinet this week.
After the announced clash in Parliament between the opposition and government over a new decree law clamping down on NGO ships, the legislation has now turned into a source of conflict between members of the ruling majority.
The UK government announced on Tuesday it would be seeking to force tech platforms to remove videos of migrants crossing the Channel if they showed that crossing in a "positive light." The measure is part of a draft bill which still needs to be passed by both houses of parliament.
Three Italian men were given a suspended sentence of two years in prison for violently beating an immigrant of African origins who hanged himself a few days later.
'Un Milione di Italiani (Non Sono Italiani)' is a musical documentary by Maurizio Braucci on Italy's Ius Soli citizenship law. Fatima Mbengue and Sara Vanderwert, Italian daughters of foreign citizens, sing in the film.
The Pro Asyl charity in Germany has called for the dismissal of the trial against three young migrants accused of terrorism in Malta. The migrants from Guinea and Ivory Coast were rescued in the Central Mediterranean in 2019 by a freighter, which brought them to Malta.