Hungary holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024. This comes at a time of institutional renewal for the EU and in the context of complex economic, social, environmental and geopolitical changes. Will the Hungarian presidency accompany the EU’s new leadership, or will it further…
To ensure that refugees can access protection, states must ensure the right to seek and enjoy asylum and uphold their commitments to the international refugee protection system. This obligation applies to all EU Member States under Article 18 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Yet, the recent and increasing attempts by the EU and…
Three years and a half after its presentation in September 2020 by the European Commission, the adoption process of the no-longer-so New Pact on Migration and Asylum is finally nearing its end. Members of Parliament (MEPs) adopted last Wednesday, 10th April, six regulations constituting the EU Pact, as well as two recast directives and a…
On 13th March, Members of the European Parliament adopted the political agreement for a recast Single-Permit Directive. The text proposes important improvements to migrant workers’ lives and working conditions that were pushed by Civil Society Organisations (including SOLIDAR) and Trade Unions. As the situation stands now, single-permit holders willing to leave their employer may…
As Temporary Protection is to expire in less than a year, SOLIDAR join the call from HIAS Europe, PICUM, IRC Caritas EU, Oxfam EU along with 131 civil society organisations for the EU to coordinate a response giving long-term perspectives to people displaced from Ukraine. With temporary protection set to expire on 4 March 2025,…
A political agreement was found on the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum on 19 December after intense weeks of trilogues. The worrying outcome weakens considerably the European asylum system instead of addressing its shortcomings. If adopted, the 5 regulations of the Pact will in summary, create more walls, lower protection and fundamental rights standards and…
The European Commission published a Recommendation on the recognition of qualifications of third- country nationals on 15 November 2023, with the purpose to streamline and speed up recognition processes. These measures would aim to bring the EU’s recognition system closer to the one in place for EU mobile citizens. As acknowledged in various EU instruments,…
The last edition of the European Migration Forum (EMF) took place on 4-5 December 2023 in Brussels. This year the Forum focused on how to identify and support migrants and refugees with specific needs; examine public attitudes and communication on migration and inclusion; sustainable labour market integration. More than 100 representatives from EU civil society…
SOLIDAR is proud to endorse a statement drafted by the Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) and the European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC) to call for EU lawmakers to change work permit rules to enhance migrant workers rights. 18 European networks and organisations, representing trade unions and CSOs, call on EU lawmakers not…
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