Ireland ‘at risk of migratory pressure’
The number of migrants arriving in Ireland is putting the national asylum and reception system under strain, the European Commission has warned. For the first time, under the EU’s new…
Migrant influx no excuse to evade obligations – EU court
Ireland broke international law by failing to provide basic services to asylum seekers, the European Court of Justice has ruled. Asylum seekers were not provided with housing because Irish authorities…
EU entry exit checks to start in October
The European Commission has announced that it will start the first phase of its long delayed entry-exit checks at EU borders. The Entry Exit System (EES) is designed to eventually…
EU pushing ahead with migrant return hubs
The EU is using ‘migration diplomacy’ to convince countries outside Europe to ease migration pressure, the European Commission for Migration says. European interior ministers are meeting in Copenhagen today to…
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EU budget rises to €2 trillion with fisheries and agriculture merged into the same fund
The European Commission has unveiled huge and controversial proposals for a new total budget of €2 trillion to cover the period form 2028 to 2034. The President of the European…
O’Flaherty slams migrant rights backsliding
The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has critcised European governments for trying to water down protections for migrants. Last month, nine European governments including Poland, Denmark and Italy published…
What does the Programme for Government mean for Ireland and the EU?
There are more than 120 references to Europe threaded throughout the Programme for Government. So what does this draft programme tell us about the next government’s relationship with the EU?…
Syrian migrant pause to be revisited ‘within weeks’
A pause on decisions on asylum claims for Syrian refugees in Ireland will be reviewed within weeks, Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has said. Ireland has followed many European…
Ireland ‘over-reliant’ on foreign doctors and nurses
Ireland’s “over-reliance” on foreign-trained doctors and nurses “risks exacerbating workforce shortages” in the countries where they come from, the OECD has warned. More than 40 percent of doctors, and more…
Irish community in Britain to receive €7.6 million
The Irish government has allocated more than €7 million to be distributed to more than 100 organisations in Britain to support Irish people living overseas. £6.4 million (€7.68 million) in…