United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Europe
New EU Migration Plan Aims to Speed Up Claims Processing & Create Deals with Countries of Origin
Europe has a new blueprint for dealing with the waves of refugees and other migrants from Africa and the Middle…
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Europe
Multilateral Agreement Between EU Members States Saves Migrants on Rescue Vessel MV Aquarius
A collective sigh of relief echoed among nonprofit workers and the 141 migrants aboard the MV Aquarius last week after…
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Europe
Spanish and German Leaders Meet As Their Bilateral Migration Agreement Comes Into Force
On August 11, German Chancellor Angela Merkel travelled to Southwestern Spain to meet with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. The…
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Europe
While Migration to Europe Subsides, Spain Sees Summer Spike
When the massive red hull of the Aquarius arrived in Valencia last month, the 630 migrants on board – hailing…
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Greece
Asylum Seekers Turn to Greece’s Evros Land Corridor for Access to Europe
The words European Forced Migration Crisis bring to mind images of bright orange life vests or of people huddled shoulder…
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Europe
ESTIA Spells Home for Migrants in Greece
On a warm August evening last year, villagers from Choudetsi, a small town in Crete, gathered in the local elementary…
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