#Asylum

Austria: Caritas and Diakonie, stop deportations of Syrian asylum-seekers

Right to asylum. Migrantes: An estimated 414,000 refugees in Italy, or 0.7% of the overall population. 109,000 asylum applications (+32%) but fewer arrivals (-61%) so far

The ever-growing number of people fleeing war, violence and persecution around the world will exceed 130 million by the end…

Eurostat: 74,000 asylum applications in July, 3 unaccompanied minors. Syrians, Afghans and Venezuelans largest groups

EU Parliament: plenary meeting discussing new repatriation rules. All eyes focussed on the Italy-Albania case

Germany: Mgr Hesse (Archbishop of Hamburg), “security and protection of refugees are not opposed but go hand in hand”

UK passes “Safety of Rwanda” bill. Legal challenges to deportation of asylum seekers already underway

On Monday, after a long marathon final day of debate, the British Parliament passed the “Safety of Rwanda” bill, the…

EU Parliament: Pact on Migration and Asylum, the floor is divided. Johansson (EU Commission), “it will improve things”. Many MEPs are against

COMECE: on Pact on Migration and Asylum. “Populism should not guide policies”. Church on the side of the most vulnerable

COMECE: on Pact on Migration and Asylum. “Human rights at risk, producing massive detentions even of families and children”

Eurostat: 98,240 asylum applications and 4,055 unaccompanied children in the EU in September. Record-breaking numbers of Syrians, Turks and Afghans

EU: Pact on Migration and Asylum. Metsola (Parliament), “historic day. Robust and fair legislative framework in all Member States”