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European Border and Coast Guard: 10 000-strong standing corps by 2027

April 18, 2019 by European Union Leave a Comment

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs approved the new law to strengthen the European Border and Coast Guard, on Wednesday, to ensure better protection of EU external borders. The changes to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), already agreed with EU ministers, aim to resolve the current […]

Migration crisis update: mutual actions and solidarity needed as anti-migrant policies thrive

September 19, 2018 by Chris Anyfantis Leave a Comment

An EU summit is taking place today in Salzburg, Austria where the EU leaders will discuss about the immigration crisis in the region and Brexit deal negotiations. The Parliament’s request to the member states regarding Hungary’s breach of the EU founding values is creating turbulences to the unity and solidarity of the Old Continent. The […]

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Refugee crisis: Commission proposes a new plan urging EU countries to help Italy

July 12, 2017 by Chris Anyfantis 1 Comment

The EU interior ministers gathered last Thursday in Tallinn to discuss Italy’s problem to deal with migration crisis together with the new Action Plan proposed by the European Commission to support Italy and increase solidarity in the EU. The refugee crisis continues plaguing Europe in 2017 as 101.266 migrants have entered the bloc by sea […]

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The migration crisis is slowly melting the entire EU edifice

October 5, 2016 by Chris Anyfantis Leave a Comment

Last Sunday Hungary voted against the EU mandatory migration plan of accepting 1,294 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece but the referendum’s outcome was considered invalid because it didn’t reach the required threshold of 50%. Hence, it has no legal consequences and Hungary is obliged to follow the EU rules, which implies that the member […]

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EU to manage external borders against the will of member states; Greece to be the first target

December 17, 2015 by Dennis Kefalakos Leave a Comment

Last Tuesday 15 December the European Commission adopted a groundbreaking proposal for the establishment of a powerful European Border and Coast Guard to ensure strong management of the Schengen area external borders and better administration of immigration flows. According to the Commission, this Guard should be able to intervene with or without the consent of […]