Upholding the right to asylum and ensuring unconditional solidarity with all people on the move
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Upholding the right to asylum and ensuring unconditional solidarity with all people on the move

SOLIDAR has a diverse membership of over 50 civil society organisations based in 26 countries. Our member organisations include popular education associations, trade unions, independent think tanks, migrant-led organisations working to advance social justice through a just transition. One aspect of our vision for social justice is a governance of migration based on the respect of fundamental rights and solidarity,…

EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Member States’ recent agreement is a severe blow back to protection standards in Europe
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EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Member States’ recent agreement is a severe blow back to protection standards in Europe

On Thursday 8th June, the Council of the European Union (the Council) led by the Swedish presidency reached an agreement on two files of the EU Pact of Migration and Asylum: the Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR) and the Asylum Procedures Regulation (APR). Trialogues have been open as those files need to be discussed…

EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Parliament votes to enhance rights for ‘’economic’’ migrants, but progress on protection files is much more timid
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EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Parliament votes to enhance rights for ‘’economic’’ migrants, but progress on protection files is much more timid

The past week from 17th to 21th April, the European Parliament adopted positions on several important files under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. This marks the beginning of interinstitutional negotiations with Member States in the Council of the EU to find a compromise on the texts. On so-called ‘’legal migration’’ initiatives, rights of…

Toledo dialogue: upholding the fundamental rights of migrants and refugees during migratory journeys and in European societies
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Toledo dialogue: upholding the fundamental rights of migrants and refugees during migratory journeys and in European societies

Toledo Diálogos From 20th to 22nd October 2022, the Civil Society’s Dialogue on the Fundamental Rights of Migrants and Refugees in Europe took place in Toledo, Spain. Leading Spanish and European organisations in the field of migration and asylum participated, as well as international bodies, public administrations, activists, the media and members of academia. In…

EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: solidarity declarations are welcome, but will remain meaningless without a binding commitment
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EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: solidarity declarations are welcome, but will remain meaningless without a binding commitment

Under the lead of the French Presidency, political agreements were reached and formal adoptions were passed during the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Councils of the 10 June and Coreper meeting of 22 June, on some proposals of the Pact on Migration and Asylum: the Screening procedure, the revised Eurodac database, the Schengen Borders Code,…

SOLIDAR network at Sabir Festival 2022: changing the narrative for more inclusive migration policies
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SOLIDAR network at Sabir Festival 2022: changing the narrative for more inclusive migration policies

The 8th edition of Sabir Festival took place from 12th to 14th May 2022 in Matera, Italy. Sabir, the festival of Mediterranean cultures, is co-organised yearly by SOLIDAR members ARCI and CGIL, along with Italian organisations ACLI, Caritas Italiana, ASGI and Carta di Roma. The Festival strives to offer moments of sociability, debate and in-depth…