This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes Ireland’s decision to opt-in to seven legal acts under the Pact on Migration and Asylum, as notified on 27 June 2024. As stated by President von der Leyen, the Pact will help to protect people, to secure our borders, to ensure […]Commission confirms Ireland’s participation in the Pact on Migration and Asylum
July 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes Ireland’s decision to opt-in to seven legal acts under the Pact on Migration and Asylum, as notified on 27 June 2024. As stated by President von der Leyen, the Pact will help to protect people, to secure our borders, to ensure […]Commission welcomes the major progress achieved by Parliament and Council on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum
December 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The political agreement reached today by the European Parliament and the Council on the Pact on Migration and Asylum constitutes a major breakthrough towards a common system for managing migration in the EU.The agreement covers five key proposals of the Pact:Screening Regulation: creating uniform rules […]Is Age Just a Number? Exploring the Impact of Ageism and Discrimination Faced by Immigrant, Refugee, and Asylum-Seeking Doctors and Medical Students
August 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and research engineer at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and […]Navigating the Obstacles: Challenges Faced by Foreign Medical Students as Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in a Foreign Country
August 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and research engineer at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and […]Statement on the political agreement on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum
June 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the successful political agreement reached by the Member States at the Home Affairs Council on 8 June on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, which it had presented in September 2020. This is a real breakthrough after years of […]Asylum and migration: Parliament confirms key reform mandates
April 21, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Plenary agreed on Thursday to open talks with EU member states on several migration and asylum policy files. MEPs approved entering into interinstitutional negotiations on all the files on which they voted. Screening of third-country nationals The decision to start negotiations on this new […]Migration: new rules on screening of irregular migrants and faster asylum procedures
March 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. On Tuesday, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted its position on new rules for checks at EU borders and updated its negotiating mandate on asylum procedures. With 41 votes in favour, 17 against, and 7 abstentions, MEPs backed a new regulation on screening at EU […]European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register a new initiative calling for asylum and migration reforms
February 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Ensuring a dignified reception of migrants in Europe’. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to develop a new system for the voluntary distribution of asylum seekers throughout the EU, […]MEPS urge the EU to deliver a credible migration and asylum policy
February 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a plenary discussion with the Swedish Presidency and President von der Leyen, MEPs presented their views on how to deal with the migratory challenges facing Europe. On behalf of the Presidency of the Council, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs Jessika Roswall noted that […]Asylum: deal on reception conditions for applicants to international protection
December 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Registered asylum-applicants will be able to start working sooner and their integration prospects will improve, under a draft law agreed by Parliament and Council. The main aim of the revised Reception Conditions Directive is to ensure equivalent reception standards across EU member states when […]New Pact on Migration and Asylum: new mandate, new start for the European Union Agency for Asylum
January 20, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the new European Union Agency for Asylum starts work with its reinforced mandate, building on the achievements of its predecessor, the European Asylum Support Office. The new agency is a key deliverable under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. It will help ensure […]New Pact on Migration and Asylum: Agreement reached on the new European Union Agency for Asylum
June 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The Commission welcomes the agreement that the European Parliament and the Council have just found to transform the European Asylum Support Office into a European Union Agency of Asylum. It is a key initiative under the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The new […]Migrants and asylum seekers on the Greek islands: committee debate
January 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs will discuss on Wednesday the situation on the Greek islands and the plans to establish a new reception and identification centre on Lesvos. In a debate with representatives of the European Commission and the NGO Greek Council for Refugees, the Civil Liberties Committee […]Asylum: more solidarity among EU member states and funds for frontline countries
December 17, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Current asylum legislation neither ensures fair responsibility sharing among member states nor gives swift access to asylum procedures, to the frustration of MEPs. According to MEPs, the 2013 Dublin III Regulation puts a “disproportionate responsibility on a minority of member states, in particular when […]Deal on EU funds for common asylum, migration and integration policies up to 2027
December 10, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, EP and Council reached a political agreement over the budgetary priorities of EU asylum, migration and integration policies over the next seven years. The renewed Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), part of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027, will amount to […]
