Portugal will pay €8.4 million to the European Commission for refusing to accept 420 #asylumseekers, which it would have been asked to accept under the new EU 'solidarity' mechanism. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6921...

In Germany, Ukrainians who arrived after March 31, 2025 will no longer be automatically entitled to the same social benefits as Germans. They will be now covered by the Asylum Seekers’ Benefits Act, under which benefits is roughly 20 percent lower. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6924...

Finally, some justice and humanity!

Law professor sues #Germany for 'illegal' #borders controls euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...

Important new report out from us today on evidence gaps for migration policy making, by the brilliant @georginasturge.bsky.social migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...

It’s International Migrants Day, a good time to highlight our free Reporting Migration course for journalists and those working on migration in the UK, developed with NCTJ and the Open University: www.nctj.com/cpd-courses/... - offering a grounding in history, law, policy and data.

Register to our upcoming seminar series, where speakers will explore the causes and consequences of the changing debate on immigration across Europe. 📌 Online & in person (Oxford) ⏰ Thursdays, 3:45–5:00 PM (GMT) 🌍 Free & open to all 🔗 zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Summary of interim measures 🗓️ 15 to 26 December 2025 t.co/CRzPwbtWqL --- Communiqué sur les mesures provisoires 🗓️15 au 26 décembre 2025 t.co/hsfIrLQ725

📢 Registration is now open for 'Unwelcome to Denmark: The Paradigm Shift and Refugee Integration' 📅 21 January 2026 ⏰ 17:00 -18:00 UTC 💻 Online Professor Michelle Pace will examine Denmark’s migration policies and approach to integration, and the experiences of refugees. bit.ly/unwelcome-to...

www.lesechos.fr/weekend/busi... #CEDH

Out now – fully open access 🎉 The ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion is one of the most significant developments in international climate law. ⚖️🌍 This new volume shows why – and explores its implications for global climate governance. Get your free copy here: 👉 verfassungsblog.de/book/the-icj...

New thematic paper on ensuring a human rights–compliant end to refugee status by @coe DMR #ECHR #refugees #asylum

Figures don’t show 110,000 young Brits have left the UK since June

Report of roundtable on fact-based communication on #migration issued by @coe Division on Migration and Refugees www.coe.int/en/web/migra...

New signature of the @coe Agreement on the Abolition of #Visas for Refugees - an old but important legal instrument aiming to facilitate travel for #refugees residing in territory of Parties - ratified by 23 states www.coe.int/en/web/migra...

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

Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority

Germany wants to label “safe countries of origin” by executive decree – bypassing Parliament and weakening oversight. DARREN SEIFFERT and LENA RIEMER show how this shortcut risks eroding transparency, accountability, and asylum protection. verfassungsblog.de/safe-countri...

#ECJ #AG Ćapeta: #EU anti-discrimination legislation does not prevent a Member State from introducing compulsory #vaccination for military personnel, even if it is contrary to their personal views #COVID19 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

⚖️ 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...

“Les dégoûtants et les dégoûtés Doit-on continuer à critiquer la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme ?” #ECHR #CEDH app.lexnow.io/o/book/detai...

LIBE Committee of the European Parliament discusses the Commission’s Proposal for a Return Regulation. GIANNA ECKERT argues that legalising return hubs in third countries is a bad idea—unlikely to improve return rates and certain to erode migrants’ human rights: verfassungsblog.de/out-of-sight...

The Commission issued the long-awaited European Democracy Shield. FRANCA MARIA FEISEL welcomes the new bottom-up “whole-of-society” approach but warns threats aren’t just external and that the EDC is short on concrete implementation measures: verfassungsblog.de/the-european...

www.coe.int/en/web/porta... Launch by @coe and @unhcr.org

www.coe.int/en/web/migra... #ECHR #Migration

Meloni's push to 'reform' ECHR gains ground after summit breakfast

Spain has published a dossier against the rising wave of Islamophobia, especially on social media. As conservative and far-right parties push for stricter migration policies, Madrid's executive says it is promoting "positive discourse" on immigration. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6766...

www.coe.int/en/web/migra... #ECHR #Migration

On 14 August, the @echr.coe.int issued interim measures forbidding the Greek government from deporting eight #refugees from Sudan who arrived in Crete last month. #Greece #asylum rsaegean.org/en/ecthr-blo... (1/9)

talents.coe.int/en_GB/career... New secondment opportunity #migration - deadline 19 August

#Portugal top court blocks bill restricting #immigration - www.reuters.com/world/portug...

www.coe.int/en/web/migra... #Migration #Asylum

#ECJ #AG Spielmann: The court reviewing the detention of a third-country national staying illegally must ensure that their removal is not prevented by the principle of non-refoulement #asylum 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

#ECJ: A Member State may not plead an unforeseeable influx of applicants for international protection in order to evade its obligation to cover #asylum seekers’ basic needs 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

⚖️ Judgment in Joined Cases C-758/24 & C-759/24 Alace & Canpelli: who can decide if a third country is “safe” under EU law? 🎥 💬 Judge Jürimäe explains with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1... 📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/... 👩⚖️ Bio 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...

Estonia shows off #prisons cells awaiting Swedish inmates - www.reuters.com/world/estoni...

JOINT STATEMENT on the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers’ (CM) last examination of the Greek asylum system under the M.S.S. and H.A. and Others v. Greece groups of cases. Find the full statement also on our website: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...

Commission seeks #EU court nod for #ECHR bid after years of gridlock www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Advisor on #Migration and #Refugees - secondment opportunity talents.coe.int/en_GB/career...

The United Nations’ highest judicial body ruled that nations must prevent environmental harm and limit greenhouse gas emissions. The nonbinding decision pressures countries to fulfill climate pledges and opens doors for global climate cases.

World's top court says healthy #environment is a human right The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued its ruling on States’ legal obligations in relation to climate change. www.dw.com/en/worlds-to...

UN's top court delivers historic decision on countries' #climate obligations www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...

New #ECHR Thematic Factsheet on #Immigration. It provides statistical and other information on the Court’s case-law including interim measures. ks.echr.coe.int/documents/d/...

Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz has called on parliament to pass a law for the regularization of 500,000 immigrants in the country. She also condemned anti-migrant violence in Torre Pacheco, in southern Spain. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6586...