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Bernd Parusel

@bernd-parusel.bsky.social
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Senior researcher in political science, SIEPS Sweden. Migration & asylum expert (EU, Sweden, Germany). External lecturer, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg.

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Daniele Saracino @dansaracino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The new deportation ("return") regulation has been adopted today by the Council. Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social from @sieps.bsky.social has written an article on it on the Forced Migration Studies Blog @fluchtforschung.bsky.social. Must-read! fluchtforschung.net/deportation-...
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Deportation at all costs? The EU’s new regulation on returns – Netzwerk Fluchtforschung
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Idag skriver jag på SvD Debatt om den nya EU-förordningen om återvändande och den kontroversiella idén att skapa ”återvändandehubbar” i tredje land. 👇 www.svd.se/a/QJGwJq/eu-...
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”Utvisningscenter på väg att införas”
DEBATT. EU:s migrationsministrar väntas anta en ny EU-lag där personer som inte får stanna kan skickas till länder som inte är deras hemländer. Men det är en problematisk strategi, menar migrationsexp...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Europe’s human rights framework on a ”cliff edge”, says @commissionerhr.coe.int. euobserver.com/238785/polan...
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Poland’s pushback drive and EU asylum ‘emergency’ plan put rights ‘on a cliff edge’, warns Europe’s top rights chief
Poland is taking credit for a new so-called European emergency response framework, announced last week by the European Commission president. Details are scant but Poland is seeking to loosen UN rules ...
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Irene Fernández-Molina @irenefmolina.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How does power play out in EU migration governance? 20 great scholars take up this question, with multiple cases and approaches, in the new @mpc-eui.bsky.social volume I have edited with @tsourapas.bsky.social. 👉Open access: doi.org/10.2870/4806... 👉Read our interview: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The result of the Swedish election yesterday is still somewhat inconclusive, but one thing seems already pretty clear: Once migration is not the dominating topic every party obsesses about, far-right parties stop making gains.
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Peter Hellman @hrhellman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hur det känns när man ser på opinionsmätningarna.
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J. Olaf Kleist @jolafkleist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
„Europa neu schaffen" – wir präsentieren unser neues Buch… 🇪🇺📖 …und zwar nicht nur in diesem Video, sondern auch bei Euch vor Ort! Wir möchten unsere Ideen vorstellen und mit Euch diskutieren. Alle bisherigen Termine im Thread 👇 #EuropaNeuSchaffen #Buchvorstellung #Europa
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Very good comment on the #Ceuta crisis. 👇
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SIEPS @sieps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Efter sommarens migrantkris i Ceuta kan Europa dra några viktiga lärdomar. Anna Roxvall, journalist och författare, och @bernd-parusel.bsky.social, forskare i statsvetenskap på Sieps, gästar säsongspremären av Sieps podcast och diskuterar det som hänt.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 24/08/2026
Talented Palestinian students are trapped in Gaza because Belgium says it cannot help them reach universities in Europe - and yet Italy is taking hundreds of them, amid Israel's demolition of Palestinian academia.
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Belgium abandons Gaza students with university places, as Italy shows evacuations are possible
Talented Palestinian students are trapped in Gaza because Belgium says it cannot help them reach universities in Europe - and yet Italy is taking hundreds of them, amid Israel's demolition of Palestinian academia.
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J. Olaf Kleist @jolafkleist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📙 „Europa neu schaffen: Wie wir Flüchtlingsschutz gestalten und Demokratie erhalten” von acht Migrations- und Fluchtforscher*innen gemeinsam verfasst – jetzt gedruckt und ab 26.08.2026 im Buchhandel. www.picus.at/produkt/euro... Vorbestellungen sind bereits möglich!
Foto vom Buchcover "Europa neu schaffen"
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SIEPS @sieps.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Efter migrationskrisen i Ceuta föreslår @bernd-parusel.bsky.social, forskare i statsvetenskap på Sieps, en översyn av EU:s externa migrationspolitik. Läs och ladda ner Parusels nya publikation på Sieps sajt: sieps.se/publikatione...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Excellent analysis by @bramfrouws.bsky.social @mixedmigration.org of the EU’s disappointing reaction to the recent #Ceuta border crisis. mixedmigration.org/articles/ceu...
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Ceuta: a test of Europe’s new migration pact
The mass movement into Ceuta tested Europe’s new migration pact, exposing vulnerabilities in externalised migration control and the human cost of border policies.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
”And, today, Denmark’s ‘socialist’ prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, is doing her best to mimic the far right on migration in order to cling to power”. euobserver.com/232666/denma...
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Denmark’s ‘socialist’ leader is a race-baiting fake, not an EU model
"People with an Islamic background ... do not want an open, free European society," Frederiksen told MPs, in reaction to a humanitarian crisis in Morocco.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So now Morocco is doing what the EU expects it to do, and it’s terrible.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
”Jag tror att många europeiska länder och regeringar fortfarande är rädda för att okontrollerad migration i större skala skulle upprepa sig. Det vill man absolut undvika. Men jag ser inga likheter mellan den här situationen och flyktingkrisen 2015.” www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/ln...
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Migrationsexperten om kritiken mot Spanien: ”Reaktionerna är överdrivna”
Under fredagen riktades skarp kritik mot Spanien från flera håll efter att tiotusentals migranter lyckats ta sig in i landet. Bernd Parusel, expert på EU:s migrationspolitik, menar att debatten har ta...
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Rickard Olseke @migration.se · 02/08/2026
Debatten har tagit större proportioner än vad situationen motiverar, säger @bernd-parusel.bsky.social – då framstår reaktionerna som ganska överdrivna och nervösa.
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Migrationsexperten om kritiken mot Spanien: ”Reaktionerna är överdrivna”
Under fredagen riktades skarp kritik mot Spanien från flera håll efter att tiotusentals migranter lyckats ta sig in i landet. Bernd Parusel, expert på EU:s migrationspolitik, menar att debatten har ta...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Några kommentarer från mig om händelserna i #Ceuta i Aktuellt igår kväll ➡️ www.svtplay.se/video/jn4qrJ...
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Aktuellt – Igår 21:00
Stormning av Ceuta: Hur kunde det ske? • Cancer-screening: Varför testas inte alla?
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I think he has a point here: ”In a letter, Sánchez laments what he describes as a lack of EU solidarity driven by ’prejudice, misinformation and attacks’ for political gain.” www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Sánchez slams reaction to Ceuta crisis in letter to Von der Leyen
In a letter, Sánchez laments what he describes as a lack of EU solidarity driven by "prejudice, misinformation and attacks" for political gain. #EuropeNews
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
”Does the community need the government to ramp up deportations and enact more restrictive immigration laws? My answer to that would be: what about the countless asylum seekers who have had to flee their homes and families simply for being queer?”
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Great writer, good column
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Germany's leaders say the Berlin Pride attack targeted 'all of us'. What utter hypocrisy | Fatma Aydemir
The queer community has lost resources and protection due to decisions made by the people now mouthing solidarity in public, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
FN:s flyktingkonvention har fyllt 75 år. Vilken betydelse har den i Europa idag? Igår medverkade jag i ett inslag om detta i P1 Morgon, tillsammans med Rebecca Thorburn Stern. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/75-a...
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 15/07/2026
The little-known Irara NGO was the largest non-state recipient of Frontex funding last year, receiving some €39m in 2025. The NGO is headed by UK security veterans and operates in 36 countries, including Afghanistan.
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Exclusive: Frontex returned almost 50 people to Afghanistan this year with help from NGO fronted by UK security veterans
The little-known Irara NGO was the largest non-state recipient of Frontex funding last year, receiving some €39m in 2025. The NGO is headed by UK security veterans and operates in 36 countries, including Afghanistan.
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Rickard Olseke @migration.se · 13/07/2026
Nästintill absurt att stänga ute unga migranter från arbete och utbildning, säger @bernd-parusel.bsky.social
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Experter: Svenska regler försvårar för utomeuropeiska talanger
Experter dömer ut Sveriges invandringspolitik och de strikta reglerna för utomeuropeiska innovatörer som ogenomtänkta och skadliga för ekonomin.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 01/07/2026
MEPs limited access to Italy’s Gjadër migration centre in Albania
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MEPs limited access to Italy’s Gjadër migration centre in Albania
<div><img width="600" height="391" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/meloni-rama-600x391.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/meloni-rama-600x391.jpeg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/06/meloni-rama-1200x782.jpeg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>Progressive MEPs visited an external detention centre in light of the recent Return regulation vote, but found unjustified limits to their inspections
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
”The mass legalization puts Madrid at odds with the migration policy currently favored in Brussels.” But Brussels is not always right. www.politico.eu/article/spai...
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Nearly 1 million unauthorized migrants apply for legal status in Spain
The mass legalization drive has coincided with the sweeping overhaul of the EU’s policies and the introduction of stricter migration rules.
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Rickard Olseke @migration.se · 26/06/2026
Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine until 4 March 2028.
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Commission proposes to extend temporary protection of people fleeing Ukraine for an additional year
Today, the Commission is proposing to extend for an additional year the temporary protection for people fleeing Russia\'s war of aggression against Ukraine, while taking into account Ukraine\'s overal...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
„A spokesperson from the European Commission on Tuesday said the meeting had been co-chaired with Sweden.“ euobserver.com/223769/talib...
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Taliban met with 15 EU states in Brussels to discuss Afghan deportations
The EU Commission insisted that the meeting primarily concerned returning Afghan nationals with a criminal history and who pose a security threat. But refused to provide any details of the meeting, le...
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 22/06/2026
The EU Commission on Monday refused to respond if any of its own delegation would include female staffers in order to conform with male-only events - as per Taliban tradition.
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Taliban arriving in Brussels in next few days for EU talks on deporting Afghans
The EU Commission on Monday refused to respond if any of its own delegation would include female staffers in order to conform with male-only events - as per Taliban tradition.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
"French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have issued a blistering rebuke against deportation camps outside the European Union, setting their countries on a collision course with a growing political majority." www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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'Not our Europe': Macron and Sánchez slam return hubs for migrants
"I don't know if these are the fundamental principles on which our Europe was built," Emmanuel Macron said as he strongly criticized the increasingly popular project to build return hubs for rejected ...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Von @danaschmalz.bsky.social zu Return Hubs: ”Nach allgemeinem Verständnis hat das mit einer Rückführung nichts zu tun. Es passt eher zu dem, was man unter einer Entführung versteht.” @verfassungsblog.de verfassungsblog.de/keine-ruckfu...
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Keine Rückführung, sondern eine Entführung
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Not sure when, but I’m sure at some point in the future we’ll regret this and think how could we. www.euractiv.com/news/europea...
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European Parliament approves 'return hubs’ | Euractiv
‘Send them home,’ chanted nationalist and far-right MEPs
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Oh, I like this a lot. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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All of us are migrants, says pope as he rounds off tour of Spain in Tenerife
Pontiff urges leaders to do more to welcome refugees and tells people smugglers to expect ‘divine justice’
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"If Europe goes for zero migration, we will end up in a dead continent." www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Why Europe's labour needs clash with its migration policy
Europe faces a paradox: economies need workers while governments tighten migration rules. This tension grows as the EU’s Migration and Asylum Pact takes effect on 12 June, marking the bloc’s strictest...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
No visas issued yet for Taliban to come to Brussels for talks about deportations, it seems. euobserver.com/220578/lack-...
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Lack of any visa application casts doubt on Taliban talks in Brussels
Any such visas for Taliban officials would take up to at least four weeks to process, posing questions on whether the Taliban will actually come to Brussels this month.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is a very interesting read. Not only does it offer critical perspectives on the use of technology in migration management, but also ideas on how technological advances could actually do some good - if used for the right purposes.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
In this podcast, @sandelind.bsky.social, Torun Elsrud and I talk about the evolution of migration and asylum policy in Sweden (and the EU) over recent years, so it's quite bleak... But I think we managed to round off with a few glimmers of hope. 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/0v2o...
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54: What is the state of Swedish asylum policy?
Talking Migration · Episode
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Mediendienst Integration @mediendienst-integration.de · 02/06/2026
EU einigt sich auf Abschiebezentren in Drittstaaten Die EU verschärft ihre Asylpolitik und macht den Weg für sogenannte Return Hubs frei. Kritiker*innen warnen. Wir haben Ende Mai dazu mit Politikwissenschaftler @bernd-parusel.bsky.social gesprochen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqH6...
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Presse-Hintergrund zur EU-Rückführungsverordnung und return hubs (17. März 2026)
YouTube video by Mediendienst Integration
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
”Egypt is pressing Europe to share more of the cost of hosting what Cairo says are millions of refugees and migrants, as the EU weighs its dependence on a country it sees as a crucial buffer against irregular migration across the Mediterranean.” www.euronews.com/2026/05/21/e...
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EU pays Egypt billions to manage migration — Cairo says not enough
Egypt’s growing refugee and migrant population, seeking safety from wars in Sudan, Syria and the wider region, has put further pressure on aid agencies and public services as Cairo urges Europe to sha...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Now they are fighting over when to launch their draconian deportation rules instead of over the substance. Locking up children in detention centres for years? No problem. (European values, anyone?) euobserver.com/217858/eu-de...
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EU deportation bill stalls as governments and MEPs fight over when to start
EU states agreed to launch the legislation at the earliest in July next year - after first proposing a two-year delay. MEPs wanted an immediate launch - but agreed for 1 January 2027 as a compromise. ...
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Throughout the legislative process on new EU return and deportation rules, the majority of MEPs as well as the Council have ignored expert voices from research, civil society and international organisations.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 19/05/2026
The EU is rushing to authorise its "ICE-style" migrant returns, while spending be millions of taxpayer euros to expand its detention centres in third-countries beyond bloc's borders.
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Brussels to finalise tougher migrant returns and costly detention centres outside EU
The EU is rushing to authorise its "ICE-style" migrant returns, while spending be millions of taxpayer euros to expand its detention centres in third-countries beyond bloc's borders.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The Chişinău Declaration… I think it tells a lot about how governments in Europe feel about, and deal with, migration and refugees today - as a problem or even a threat. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
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Council of Europe foreign ministers adopt political declaration on the ECHR and migration - Portal - www.coe.int
<p><strong>Consensus text brings together national viewpoints and Strasbourg case-law</strong></p>
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Mediendienst Integration @mediendienst-integration.de · 18/05/2026
Terminhinweis: 📆 Mi., 20.05., Trilogverhandlungen zur Rückführung von Drittstaatsangehörigen ohne Aufenthaltsrecht in der EU 🔗 Politikwissenschaftler @bernd-parusel.bsky.social zu den zentralen Neuerungen der EU-Rückführungsverordnung, den sog. Return Hubs und mehr: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqH6...
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Presse-Hintergrund zur EU-Rückführungsverordnung und return hubs (17. März 2026)
YouTube video by Mediendienst Integration
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ECRE @theecre.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
ECRE warns that discussing deportations to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan risks violating non-refoulement and legitimising a regime accused of systematic repression. The EU should prioritise protection, accountability and human rights instead of co-operation on returns.
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Commission admits plan to invite Taliban to Brussels | Euractiv
Euractiv first reported last month on plans for politically sensitive deportation talks with the Taliban in Brussels
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Just ”technical talks" with the Taliban, they say… amp.dw.com/en/eu-invite...
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EU invites Taliban members to discuss Afghan migrant returns
The European Commission has invited officials from Afghanistan's Taliban to discuss the returns of certain migrants. It's controversial on humanitarian grounds, and because Brussels doesn't recognize ...
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SOS Humanity @sos-humanity.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨 URGENT: We’re now looking for qualified crew members for the first mission of our rescue ship, Humanity 2, in July/August. If you’d like to join our international crew to help people in distress at sea, check out our website.👉 sos-humanity.org/en/get-invol...
SOS Humanity crew is looking at Humanity 2. Text: “Humanity 2: Crewing is now open / Crewing its jetzt geöffnet, Rotation: July/August, Einsatzzeitraum: Juli/August”
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Almost unbelievable. The EU has to stop supporting the Libyan Coast Guard. euobserver.com/215927/eu-ba...
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EU-backed Libyan coast guard shot at and threatened to kidnap crew of German aid ship
The Libyan Coast Guard offered no warnings prior to shooting, according to the NGO, but threatened to take the boat and the crew back to Libya.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Much more money and big plans for EU border control and policing, it seems. ”The commission plans will deliver major boosts to both agencies with nearly €12bn earmarked for Frontex and €3bn for Europol.” euobserver.com/215103/eu-pr...
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EU promises overhauls for Europol in June and Frontex in September
The European Commission plans will deliver major boosts to both agencies with nearly €12bn earmarked for Frontex and €3bn for Europol.
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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Several governments in Europe have called for a more restrictive interpretation of migrant rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. In this new @sieps.bsky.social publication, Jessica Almqvist and Rebecca Thorburn Stern examine what's at stake.
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