Factsheets: The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement Published: 7 December 2020 The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement raises numerous concerns about environmental and social impacts. Four factsheets by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) dissect the implications of this agreement for climate, food safety, pesticides and public procurement.
Dossier: The New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Published: 14 October 2020 After years of erratic and uncoordinated actions, the European Commission has revealed the long-awaited New Pact on Migration and Asylum to “propose a fresh start” on this highly politicised policy priority. Will the "New Pact" become the coherent strategy on migration the EU needs?
Paper doesn’t blush: The Commission presents a plan that does nothing to address the realities at the EU borders Published: 12 October 2020 With the New Pact on Migration and Asylum the European Commission intends to square the circle – but does not succeed. An analysis from a legal perspective.
Nothing new in the West! Published: 12 October 2020 In Tunisia, the EU Migration Pact is received with diplomatic silence from politicians, apathy from the Tunisian authorities and powerless indignation from the civil society. This sobering pact only confirms once again for many Tunisians that the EU migration policy is a one-way affair.
You can’t build on that: Externalisation as the cornerstone of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Published: 12 October 2020 Since 2015, the EU and its Member States have been moving away from an externalisation of migration control to an externalisation of their obligations to afford protection. The New Pact does not change this.
Nothing New in the North: The EU’s New Pact will not change much for Morocco Published: 12 October 2020 The Moroccan government can live happily with the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. But many activists are disappointed by the contents of the Brussels Pact.
Insights from Serbia - a buffer zone for the EU’s illegal pushback policy? Published: 12 October 2020 Is Serbia a transit country or slowly becoming a buffer zone for the EU’s illegal pushback policy and overall goal to reduce migration to its territory?
The New Pact on Migration and Asylum, yet another obstacle for Senegalese? Published: 12 October 2020 Neither the Senegalese government nor the media have reacted to the publication of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. However, the close cooperation with FRONTEX remains a cause for concern.
"Stop the war in the South Caucasus" Published: 8 October 2020 Immediate ceasefire and negotiations for a sustainable peace process in Nagorno-Karabakh with EU support needed.
