#ECJ: If a Member State refuses to take charge of asylum seekers for whom it is responsible, the requesting State may ultimately have to examine the asylum application. 👉 curia.europa.eu/site/upload/...

👀 Yet another batch of IJRL case law summaries has been published ✍️ For those interested in recent judicial developments, have a look at the summaries prepared by our team through the link below 🤝 ... And as always, if a decision comes out in your country that should be included, please reach out!

”A commission spokesperson cited the [crisis and force majeure] regulation as a potential response to any mass exodus of people fleeing Iran towards Europe.” ➡️ Using the temporary protection directive could be a much better option… euobserver.com/205550/depor...

Volunteer aid workers bring migrants in the Białowieża Forest food, water, phone chargers, sleeping bags, and medical help. If they house or transport anyone, however, they risk being charged with assisting in an illegal border crossing. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/uLDuSe

EU-Politiker*innen wählen ihre Worte sorgfältig. Sie klingen besonnener und manchmal sogar human. In der Konsequenz ist ihre Politik tödlicher als die der USA. Keine Grenze forderte mehr Leben Schutzsuchender als die der EU. Die Brutalität unseres Grenzregimes ist unübertroffen.

An EU Rwanda policy for asylum-seekers? My analysis of the new changes to EU law on "safe third countries" and "safe countries of origin" eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/02/asyl...

🌎 Keen to learn about ongoing developments in global migration governance? Join next week's @ensured.bsky.social's 'In Conversation with Civil Society' webinar series, organised by @civicusalliance.bsky.social 📅 11 February 2026 ⏰ 14:00-15.30 CET 📍 Online 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...

An Italian court has recognised refugee status for an EU citizen - a Hungarian national who faces persecution for being Roma and transgender Analysis by Chiara Scissa: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/mutu...

EU Member States have agreed on a revision of the EU law on expulsion of irregular migrants that hugely reduces basic standards. A critical analysis, by Dr. Izabella Majcher - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

⚖️ Judgment in Case C-679/23 P WS and Others v Frontex: What responsibilities does Frontex bear in joint return operations? 🎥 💬 Judge Octavia Spineanu-Matei explains with subtitles available in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1... 📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

⚖️ Judgment in Case C-136/24 P Hamoudi v Frontex: How can migrants obtain effective judicial protection in cases involving alleged summary returns? 🎥 💬 Judge Bernardus Smulders explains with subtitles available in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...

Full text of the judgments against Frontex 1 Hamoudi curia.europa.eu/juris/docume... 2 WS curia.europa.eu/juris/docume... Nb the reference to the Charter and Art 2 TEU (rule of law) in Hamoudi means that the planned revision of the Frontex Reg cannot be used to exempt Frontex from liability

Asylum Pact 2.0 My analysis of the latest developments on the plans to change EU law on 'safe third countries' and 'safe countries of origin' - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/12/asyl...

Today, the Council reached an agreement on the 2026 annual solidarity pool, a key element of the EU Pact on Migration & Asylum. It will support member states under migratory pressure and help ensure a fair, effective asylum system when the Pact takes effect in June 2026. 👇 link.europa.eu/dWX8DN

We have a new mapping study out w/C. Warin geared for practice & commissioned by @coe.int Division on Migration and Refugees on identifying & responding to vulnerability in an asylum and migration context. Free access! www.coe.int/en/web/migra... @nsitaropoulos.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social

"It’s not the job of the Commission to negotiate return hubs", says EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner in sit-down interview with Euractiv. 🔗dlvr.it/TPV14c

⚖️ Judgment in Case C-713/23 Wojewoda Mazowiecki: Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State? 🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1... 📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

EU Commission proposes first annual migration policy cycle, under the asylum pact - ec.europa.eu/commission/p... Also proposes a two-year plan for resettlement of refugees/humanitarian admission, as provided for in the pact - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

👨‍🏫 I am very grateful to have been allowed to present our (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social) @ensured.bsky.social research report "Transforming Global Migration Governance Through and Beyond the Global Compacts" at the Instituto de Relações Internacionais PUC-Rio last week.

Uganda has passed one of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world and is described as a living hell for lgbtq+ people. Meanwhile, the Netherlands strikes a deal with the Ugandan government to send rejected asylum seekers there.

Opinie: De universiteit is geen talkshowtafel

📚 UN Global Compacts on Migration & Refugees: Where do they stand today? New report from @felixpeerboom.bsky.social, @liliantsourdi.bsky.social & @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, with support from Andrey Makarychev. 🧵 A quick thread:

🚨 Excited to share the publication of our @ensured.bsky.social report ✍️ In the report @liliantsourdi.bsky.social, @gettingthekenksout.bsky.social, and I analyse the effectiveness, robustness, and democratic credentials of the UN Global Compacts on Migration and Refugees For those interested, see:

👀 The latest batch of IJRL case law summaries has been published ✍️ For those interested in recent judicial developments, have a look at the summaries prepared by our team through the link below 🤝 ... And as always, if a decision comes out in your country that should be included, please reach out!

Italy's attempt to offshore asylum processing to Albania has made its way to the ECJ with a preliminary reference by the Italian Court of Cassation. ANDREINA DE LEO examines the fictions and future of Italy's model of externalization. verfassungsblog.de/managing-mig...

Instrumentalized Migration and Jurisdictional Challenges: Lithuania v. Belarus at the ICJ | by Niccolò Ridi and Matina Papadaki

🇩🇪 Excellent analysis of yesterday’s VG judgement re the unlawfulness of turning away asylum seekers Yet another reminder that, for the law, any non-empirically substantiated asylum "crisis" rhetoric is nothing more than just that Critical insight, also for the upcoming election campaign in 🇳🇱!

Just when I thought my PIL chapter was done… they pull me back in 👀 ⚖️

Greek coast guards charged over migrant deaths www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If sending asylum seekers to countries they have never been to, and have no connection with, is „respecting the EU’s values“, then I‘m really not sure what these values are anymore. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Hot off the press: ENSURED’s first 5 research reports! 🥳🎉 Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform? A deep dive: 🛠 WTO reform 🌱 UNFCCC decision-making 💉 IP-Public Health nexus ⚖️ UN HRC 💻 Cyberspace governance Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications

Vandaag staakt Maastricht! Aujourdhui, Maastricht en grève! Heute streikt Maastricht! Today Maastricht is on strike! ✊ #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs www.fnv.nl/nieuwsberich...

👀 The newest issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law is out ✍️ As the newest member of the IJRL's Case Law Editorial Team, I'll contribute with summaries covering Europe and the UK 🤝 Whenever a decision comes out in your country that you believe should be included, then please reach out

Join our HYBRID @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social Jean Monnet #migration lecture w/Anuscheh Farahat @univie.ac.at 🗓️8th April 11:00 CET: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/jean-... @profjacob.bsky.social l @sarahtas.bsky.social @felixpeerboom.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @ensured.bsky.social

🔔Please join the next MILE lecture 🔔 🗣️ Prof. Daniel Thym will discuss the Role of National Courts and their Interaction with the CJEU in Migration (including Asylum) 📅 18 March 2025 ⏰ 11.00-12.30 📍 @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social + online 👉Registration: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/jean-...

💼 Come join us @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social! Our faculty has a vacancy for two PhD positions in migration law and governance for participation in an ERC-funded research project on the enforcement of EU migration law. Closing date: 09-03-2025 For more info, follow the link below:

On Tuesday, 4 February at 09:00, the CJEU Grand Chamber will hear a landmark case against Frontex, addressing the crucial question: Can Frontex be held accountable for its role in illegal pushbacks – a practice systematically employed at the EU’s external borders? We will cover the hearing live 🔊

HYBRID launch of our JIRS SI (Federica Zardo co-ed.) on #Migration governance through funding! ⏰20th Jan. 15:30-17:00 CET www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/node/61255. OA intro: doi.org/10.1080/1556... @profjacob.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social @jpcassarino.bsky.social @andreinadeleo.bsky.social

🔔Fellow migration law aficionados, please join the next Jean Monnet EU Migration Law and Governance Panel event🔔 📅 Date: 20 January 2025 ⏰ Time: 15:30 - 17:00 📍 Location: @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social + online 👉 For more info and registration: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/jean-...

⚖️ Wat zeggen de EU verdragen over 'asielcrises' en in hoeverre zou een Nederlands beroep op deze regels van het 'EU noodrecht' kans van slagen hebben? Het is die vraag die ik analyseer in mijn bijdrage aan 'de Hofvijver', maandelijkse uitgave van het @montesquieuinst.bsky.social Interesse? Zie:

Notable development 🇪🇺👀 While rationale of EU responses so far (in part) was avoidance of ad hoc domestic measures, in today’s comm. on ‘weaponisation’ EC itself suggests MS may invoke Treaty provisions (Art. 72 TFEU) to “go further than what is currently provided for by EU secondary legislation” 🤔

New EU Commission paper on the "weaponisation" of migration ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

It was a pleasure to learn more about the great work done by everyone at Refugee Project Maastricht and to discuss how int. and EU law shape the lives of migrants and refugees around the globe. A big thank you to the organizers for the invitation! Looking forward to collaborate again in the future

A few of weeks ago, I presented my (ongoing) research on what EU law has to say about Member States' self-proclaimed migration 'crises', during a @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social ‘jurisprudentie lunch’ 👩🏻‍⚖️🥪 . Thank you for having me, and for the interesting comments and questions of those who attended!

Very excited to discuss how int. and EU law shape the lives of migrants and refugees with at the Refugee Project Maastricht next week! Interested to learn more about this then feel free to join 📅 6 December 2024 ⏰ 14:30 - 16:30 📍 Keizer Karelplein 5 👉 For info and registration: lnkd.in/eAYH_ahK

Het is makkelijk om de demonstranten die maandag demonstreerden tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs weg te zetten als elitaire drammers die – in een tijd dat er op veel meer wordt bezuinigd – hun hobby’s willen voortzetten. Dat is allesbehalve waar. Dit vindt NRC: https://buff.ly/3CM15Yj

🔔Join the next hybrid Jean Monnet EU Migration Law and Governance Lecture by Dr Leandro Mancano🔔 📅 Date: 17 December 2024 ⏰ Time: 13:30 - 15:00 📍 Location: Maastricht University Faculty of Law + online 👉 For more info and registration: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/jean-...