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09.08.2026, Migazin
More than 1,300 unaccompanied minors have now been registered in Ceuta. Spanish law protects them from immediate deportation. The next steps involve organising their care, distributing them to other regions and arranging any repatriations – a political dispute over admission quotas, repatriations and border policy. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Marocco, Spanien
09.08.2026, The Guardian
Italy’s foreign minister has called Spain’s decision to impose retaliatory checks on travellers from Italy “incomprehensible and completely unacceptable” as people making their way between the two EU countries were left grappling with the effects of the escalating feud. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Spanien
08.08.2026, efsyn.gr
An opinion piece invoking 2015, "Greece's year," to critically question the current political narrative around migration, part of the ongoing left-wing commentary on Greek asylum policy that runs counter to the government's framing. read more
Language(s): Griechisch / ελληνικά Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
07.08.2026, rfi
Days after Italy proposed setting up a network of migrant reception centres outside the European Union, Rwanda has confirmed that it is in talks with the Italian government about potentially hosting people seeking asylum in the EU. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Asien, Europäische Union
07.08.2026, infoMigrants
The Greek government presented a marked drop in irregular boat arrivals in 2026 (roughly 15,500 versus around 23,000 in the same period last year) as a policy success. Almost simultaneously, a further 234 people reached the island of Gavdos, most from Libya, showing that individual routes remain active even as overall numbers fall. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Griechenland / Türkei
05.08.2026, taz.de
In July 2026, only around 4,300 people applied for asylum in Germany, a drop of more than 75 percent compared to July 2024. Interior Minister Dobrindt presents this as a success of his border-closure policy. The article provides context: the decline is visible EU-wide (Frontex reports a roughly 40 percent drop in the first quarter), driven largely by the improved situation in Syria. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Deutschland
05.08.2026, Info Migrants
Thousands of people on the move who remain in Ceuta are facing overcrowded facilities, limited access to basic necessities and growing uncertainty about their future as Spanish authorities respond to the aftermath of last week's mass arrivals. Many unaccompanied minors in the small territory are left without adequate food or shelter, while struggling to find ways to continue their journey to mainland Spain. Some also say that smugglers are demanding large sums of money to facilitate the crossing. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Marocco, Spanien
04.08.2026, The Guardian
The EU’s top official on migration has criticised Spain’s plan to regularise undocumented migrants as “not a good signal” for Europe, after an emergency meeting intended to draw a line under divisions on the Ceuta crisis. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Spanien
A senior judge has accused the UK Home Office of relying on information likely hallucinated, effectively invented, by an AI system when refusing an asylum claim. The case raises fundamental questions about the reliability of AI-assisted processes in asylum decision-making. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union
A High Court judge has ordered the Home Office to bring back an alleged trafficking victim who was forcibly removed to France under the "one in one out" scheme. The case raises fundamental questions about how trafficking victims are protected within the UK's removal system. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Frankreich
03.08.2026, ASGI (Associazione per gli Studi Giuridici sull'Immigrazione)
After three months of civil society monitoring, the first class action over structural and systematic delays in issuing residence permits in Italy is getting underway, a direct result of sustained advocacy for the fundamental rights of those affected. read more
Language(s): Italienisch / Italiano Region(s): Italien / Malta
03.08.2026, nd
The case of the Spanish exclave of Ceuta shows, as was previously the case in Benghazi, Libya, that the EU’s migration cooperation arrangements are unsustainable. Twenty-two EU countries have called for an emergency meeting of interior ministers to be convened in Brussels on Wednesday. Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, however, accuses them of a lack of solidarity. read more
03.08.2026, Greek Council for Refugees (GCR)
The Greek Council for Refugees pushes back on government claims that the "return or detention" policy succeeded in the first half of 2026: while forced deportations rose 41 percent and total returns 20 percent, detention itself increased 44 percent in 2025, with no empirical evidence that detention actually drives that outcome. read more
02.08.2026, Migazin
Many Ukrainian men do not want to fight in the war against Russia – they are fleeing to Germany, amongst other places. But this is now becoming more difficult. Anyone in Ukraine subject to an exit ban will, in future, have to go through the standard asylum procedure. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Europäische Union
02.08.2026, taz
How did it come about that 60,000 people on the move suddenly tried to enter the EU via the exclave of Ceuta? And what role did Morocco play? read more
31.07.2026, al Jazeera
At least 57 people died as tens of thousands crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco within 24 hours. Prime Minister Sánchez called the crossings a "violation" of Spanish territorial sovereignty and announced accelerated returns. read more
31.07.2026, Info Migrants
The survivors included three women and a young girl, most of them come from Sudan and South Sudan. The ship is expected to land in Brindisi, Italy, on Monday. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Italien / Malta, Libya
With funding from Italy and Malta, the center is part of the European Union's policy to reduce migration on one of the most active irregular routes towards Europe. The center will be established in territory controlled by General Khalifa Haftar's forces, which are aligned with eastern Libyan authorities not officially recognized by the EU. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Europäische Union, Italien / Malta, Libya
31.07.2026, Pro Asyl
Every year, refugees die on the Balkan route. They drown, freeze to death or are killed in accidents. Many of these deaths go unnoticed. KlikAktiv, a Serbian partner organisation of PRO ASYL, has now investigated what happens to people who die whilst fleeing – and to their families back home, who are often left in the dark. read more
Language(s): Deutsch / German Region(s): Balkanstaaten
It's been a whole year since the German government introduced a stop on family reunifications as part of its initiatives to gain better control over immigration. The policy, which is meant to be temporary, means that hardly anyone can enter Germany using this legal pathway anymore. read more
Language(s): Englisch / English Region(s): Deutschland
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