Italy's original plan to run facilities in Albania to process asylum requests is still incomplete one year after it was launched due to the obstacles of various nature it has met so far.
The 27 members of the European Union at the last Home Affairs Council have approved key measures set to become part of the Pact on Asylum and Migration, coming into force next June.
Over 250 organizations have called on the German government to urgently evacuate Afghan women and men stranded in Pakistan who have been promised admission to Germany, warning that Pakistan’s year-end deadline puts them at risk of d1
The group included people from Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Ghana and Sierra Leone. Among them were seven minors, four of whom were toddlers under 18 months old.
The EU's migration overhaul introduces faster deportations, safe-country designations and return hubs, while a €430 million solidarity pool aims to help states even as some governments refuse relocations or funding.