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European Union

October 3, 2020

‘Shocking’ cycle of violence for migrants departing Libya to seek safety in Europe

Migrants continue to undertake the precarious central Mediterranean journey, due to the absence of sufficient safe and regular migration channels.
September 25, 2020

EU must stop collaborating in abuse of Libyan refugees, says Amnesty

People risking their lives to seek safety in Europe are taken back to Libya where they are subjected to torture and extortion.
April 21, 2020

Scottish government calls for Brexit transition to be extended during COVID-19 crisis

Constitution Secretary Michael Russell says the benefits of co-ordinated European action have never been clearer.
March 3, 2020

European Union provides €30 million in humanitarian assistance to Sudan

More than 9 million people in Sudan are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance, with access to food remaining a major concern.
December 12, 2019

New reasearch shows UK's poorest regions falling behind rest of Europe

New research shows that the UK's poorest regions have fallen further behind the rest of Europe over the past decade.
October 27, 2019

Syrian refugees 'tricked or forced' into returning to Syria from Turkey

Turkish authorities spent the months leading up to the military offensive in Syria forcibly deporting hundreds of Syrian refugees back to the war-torn country, a new Amnesty International report reveals.
October 20, 2019

Parliament sits on a Saturday to debate Prime Minister's proposed Brexit deal

The House of Commons sat on Saturday 19 October, to discuss the Prime Minister's new Brexit deal. It is the first time since the Falklands conflict that the House has sat on a Saturday.
July 15, 2019

EU 'should offer to evacuate migrants trapped in Libyan detention centres'

European Union foreign ministers should call on the Libyan authorities to close their migrant detention centres, say human rights organisations.
May 22, 2019

European Union adopts single-use plastic legislation

As of 2021, single-use plastic cutlery, plates, straws, stirrers, cotton buds, balloon sticks and expanded polystyrene food containers and cups will be banned in the EU.
March 16, 2019

EU-Turkey deal 'leading to short-sighted and dangerous migration policies'

The European Union’s deal with Turkey to control migration has led to policies and practices in Greece which are short-sighted, unsustainable, ineffective and dangerous, say Oxfam and 24 other NGOs ahead of the deal’s third anniversary.