Tag: International Migration
the Council of State confirms a decision of the European justice
In a judgment handed down in September 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) restricts France’s ability to push back migrants who cross its borders to other…
The immigration law censored but soon promulgated to the great dismay of the French right
The Constitutional Council finally rejected a third of the Immigration bill this Thursday, January 25. Three articles are contested on the substance, thirty-two on the form. The right and the…
record number of first residence permits, increase in expulsions in 2023
In 2023, France issued 323,260 first residence permits, a figure up 1.4% compared to 2022, while expulsions increased sharply, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday January 25. 2 mins According…
Tanzania wants to send refugees on its soil back to their country of origin
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu announced on Monday January 22 her desire to send back to their country of origin the more than 200,000 refugees present on Tanzanian soil. If officially,…
towards a shift towards the radical right?
According to a study by think tank ECFR (European Council for External Relations) published this Wednesday, January 24, the 2024 European Parliament elections will be marked by a significant shift…
Two boats loaded with migrants disappeared at sea
Two makeshift boats carrying migrants who hoped to reach the island of Lampedusa, in Sicily, despite very rough seas, have disappeared for several days. At least 70 people may have…
The European Union records a jump in irregular entries in 2023
Frontex, the European border and coast guard agency, has published its figures for irregular entries into Europe for the year 2023. According to the agency, the number of entries reaches…
Brief history of migration policies in contemporary France
At the beginning of the 1970s, the end of the Trente Glorieuses and the first oil crisis put an end to full employment and the myth of infinite growth. In…
refugees could make up almost half of population in 2038, study finds
For more than ten years, Lebanon has welcomed more than two million displaced Syrians and, for 75 years, some 300,000 Palestinians, a group which represents more than a quarter of…
five migrants die while trying to cross the Channel
Five migrants died on the night of January 13 to 14, while trying to reach a boat in freezing water to cross the Channel. This is the first deadly drama…