On 18 May 2020, Antonio Vitorino, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), gave an address to the IIEA. This briefing summarises the key points of his address and provides an overview of the major areas of concern of the IOM in relation to COVID-19, the economic implications of the virus and how some governments are dealing with the crisis.
Which country has the authority to investigate crimes committed with the use of the internet where the evidence is located in different states?
The Irish High Court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule on whether the changes to Poland’s judiciary undermine its independence and jeopardise the cooperation between Members States on the European Arrest Warrant.
In a joint statement, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch claim that thousands more refugees and migrants could be at risk of dying in the Central Mediterranean, if the European Commission’s plan for a Code of Conduct for NGOs is improperly conducted. The Code of Conduct for NGOs was first announced by the European Commission on 6 July 2017, as part of an EU Action Plan, which aims to support Italy and reduce migratory pressure of illegal migrants along the Central Mediterranean Route. In the first six months of 2017, Italy received over 82,000 migrants, which has stretched its capacities to the limit.
Migration was a priority issue at the informal summit of EU leaders in Valletta, which took place in the historic parliament building, Fort Elmo, on 3 February 2017, just over a month since Malta assumed the Presidency of the Council of the EU, on 1 January 2017.
Among the many complexities of Brexit is Prime Minister Theresa May’s determination to pull the United Kingdom out of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights (EHCR).
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