BELGIUM (Sudinfo) Unaccompanied minors picked up by criminal organisations in Liège? “The risk is real, the government is taking this problem seriously,” says the FPS Justice – A few days ago, two officers sounded the alarm in our columns: foreign minors arrested by the police were abandoned in the Liège region, with a risk of recuperation by criminal organisations, as is done in the northern districts of Marseille. The FPS Justice confirmed and explained the procedures put in place to prevent it from happening.
FINLAND (YLE) Finland reverses quota refugee policy, accepts half from Muslim-majority countries – Finnish media previously reported that the Interior Ministry planned to favour refugees from Christian-majority nations over Muslim-majority countries.
FRANCE (Independent) France can no longer bear ‘entire burden’ of defending UK border, warns minister on migrant crisis – Bruno Retailleau, the new French interior minister, has threatened to denounce the Le Touquet agreement that allows Britain to carry out border checks on French soil.
FRANCE (BBC) ‘They threw her body into the ocean’ – woman dies on boat headed for French island – The family of beauty-salon owner Fathi Hussein are deep in mourning at their home in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, following her horrific death at sea after a deal she struck with smugglers to take her to the French island of Mayotte went wrong.
GERMANY (DW) Germany: Irregular migration drops due to new border checks – Police have registered a 40% fall in unauthorised entries at Germany’s borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland since new controls were introduced last month [October], according to a newspaper report.
GREECE (To Vima) Report Alleges Greece Systemically Employs Pushbacks, Citing “Regime of Impunity” – A new report accuses Greece of violating international and EU laws through deliberate and systematic pushbacks of people seeking asylum, involving detention, abuse, and denial of protection.
See more (InfoMigrants) Greece: Reports of rescues and pushbacks – The Greek coast guard rescued at least 79 people near the island of Gavdos on Friday [29 November] and Saturday [30 November]. Meanwhile, the Turkish coast guard claimed it had rescued at least 21 people they say were pushed back by the Greeks.
GREECE (AP) UN refugee agency expresses concern over rise in fatal migrant shipwrecks in Greece – The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern at a rise in deaths of people trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats from Türkiye, following two fatal shipwrecks this week.
See more (Euronews) Four dead, including two children, after migrant boat tragedy off Greek island – Four people, including two children, lost their lives when a boat carrying people on the move ran aground on the rocky shores of the eastern Greek island of Samos, officials reported on Thursday [28 November].
ICELAND (Iceland Review) Iceland’s Border Security Tightens Amid Record Refusals – Entry refusals at Keflavík International Airport have reached a record high of 752 this year, owing largely to increased border surveillance.
IRELAND (Irish Independent) Fire breaks out at asylum seeker accommodation centre in Co Wicklow – A fire broke out [on 25 November] at an accommodation centre for international protection applicants in Co Wicklow.
IRELAND (Irish Times) Asylum seekers who were moved from tents told they may remain indoors ‘until further notice’ – Dozens of people who were temporarily moved out of tents to Dublin’s Citywest accommodation when temperatures turned icy last week have been told they may remain at the centre “until further notice” following an earlier request that they vacate the premises.
ITALY (ANSA) Over 20 rights groups urge transparency in Italy’s implementation of EU asylum pact – Over 20 associations involved in defending human rights and those of people on the move have sent a letter to the Italian government calling for “transparency” on the implementation of the European Pact for Migration and Asylum.
ITALY (Unione Sarda) Small boat sank in the waters of Teulada, the search for the missing continues – The search continues in the waters of southern Sardinia, after a small boat sank off the coast of the island, in the Cala Zafferano area, in the Teulada area.
LITHUANIA (Devdiscourse) UN Working Group Urges Lithuania to Strengthen Measures Against Enforced Disappearances – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances has called on Lithuania to continue building on its legislative and institutional measures to better prevent and address enforced disappearances.
NETHERLANDS (Netherlands Times) Dutch border controls to resume with limited resources – Starting December 9, the Netherlands will temporarily reinstate border controls for six months at its internal Schengen borders with Belgium and Germany.
POLAND (France 24) Poland border fence divides officials and rights groups – An impenetrable barrier against irregular migration for some, a deadly trap for others: a metal fence erected on the Polish-Belarusian border is dividing Poland’s authorities and human rights groups.
SWEDEN (EUobserver) Sweden mulls ‘snitch’ law to report undocumented migrants – Major sections of the Swedish state may soon be required to denounce undocumented people to the police.
UK (Guardian) Rwanda asylum scheme spent £50m on flights that never took off, data reveals – Home secretary says £700m scheme did not result in a single deportation or stop any boats crossing the Channel.
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