Migration

Our regional head of migration programme, Neda Noraie-Kia, talked to the Greek Ombudsman, Mr. Andreas I. Pottakis, about his latest report on alleged pushbacks to Turkey of foreign nationals who had arrived in Greece in search for international protection.

EU policies in response to the war in Ukraine

Our partner organization Border Violence Monitoring Network recently hosted a webinar titled 'Understanding the Pact: How the EU is Abolishing the Right to Asylum', which we were happy to support. In light of the complexity and intransparency of the reform process, this webinar not only provided much needed elaborations on the proposed changes to the Common European Asylum System, but also the potential implications these would have in different EU Member States. 

After three failed asylum applications, where she even showed evidence of having been a victim of human trafficking in Turkey, Layla complains of disdainful behaviour by asylum officials.

The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs decided in January 2021 to set up a Frontex Scrutiny Group. Against this background, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung invites you to an online discussion on the consequences arising from these incidents from legal, political and public authorities’ perspectives.

Neda Noraie-Kia, Head of Migration Policy Europe