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UNHCR Archives: A History of Access - is Access Now History? — Refugee History.

This isn't anywhere near the worst effects of the devastating budget crisis UNHCR and other UN agencies are experiencing, but it is a peek into one specific corner: UNHCR's archives are no longer physically accessible due to the enormous pressure to save money.

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UNHCR Archives has temporarily closed its reading room to external researchers. Here is what that means for access, research, and the future of digital delivery.

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Our take on yesterday's general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina: little meaningful change but a reminder of Dayton's factory settings, and of the need for international partners to create the space for a new social contract to be forged, by removing the ethnic fear factor from politics.

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Srbija može da se promijeni... ne i po pitanju Kosova

The forthcoming elections in Serbia would be a good moment for the EU to reassess its failed approach to Serbia and the wider region – though I'm not holding my breath. My comments for Slobodna Evropa (in Serbian)

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

President Vučić of Serbia has (ab)used the EU-facilitated dialogue with Kosovo to build up political capital with EU leaders by manufacturing crisis after crisis that he then helped "defuse." For too long the EU has let him get away with this.

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Did you make it in one piece through the hellhole of the Islamo-gauchiste radical green pedestrian zone?

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I have thoughts about Russians' opinions at this stage but I think I'm going to keep them to myself.

Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I recognize Toscanini (his father in law) and Rachmaninoff, but who are the people to the left and right?

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As thousands of asylum-seekers are on waiting lists for emergency accommodation in Brussels, Belgium's far-right migration minister forces the closure of 130 shelter places just as winter approaches.

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This is an utterly shameful decision by the EU, under French pressure. What do they think this signals to Putin?

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Another ridiculous foreign policy debate we don't need and nobody's asked for

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“If you cut the development budget by 40%, then mechanically you need to reduce jobs by 40%,” said one EU official. Perhaps Politico should find sources who know how budgets work? Because that's some industrial-grade BS.

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The EU might have to slash its development aid by 40% but what the Commission are worried about – at least per Politico, which is not a trustworthy source – are cuts to its overhead.

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European Commission President von der Leyen, having made a big show of how Mladić's glorification in Serbia was unacceptable, will skip Belgrade AND SARAJEVO on her Western Balkans tour – in light of their upcoming elections 🤷🏼‍♂️

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If these EU capitals believe that Trump's Sharpie signature is worth anything and will protect them from tariffs, they're completely delusional. There's much to criticize about VDL's presidential style but this is not the time for status quo fetishism or policy inertia.

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

More than a year ago, Germany suspended family reunification for persons with temporary protection. Now there's growing disquiet about the impact on family life even within Germany's governing coalition (in German).

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Kritik an Aussetzung des Familiennachzugs wächst

Seit mehr als einem Jahr ist der Familiennachzug für subsidiär Schutzberechtigte ausgesetzt. Was das für Betroffene bedeutet und warum es auch innerhalb der Koalition Kritik daran gibt. Von Bianca Sch...

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Good reporting from @nikolajnielsen.bsky.social for @euobserver.com. Just as the Migration & Asylum Pact has entered implementation, the Commission – pushed by member states such as Greece – is already looking how to hollow out the right to protection even further. euobserver.com/237848/von-d...

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

English would have been just fine, to make it a little harder for Serbian regime media to distort what she said. Though they might just ignore it.

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

European Commission President choosing to deliver her criticism of Serbia for the Ratko Mladić funeral in French is the most tone-deaf Brussels bubble thing imaginable.

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Having read it only now, the @euractiv.com Rapporteur morning newsletter was very good on the hype around the State of the EU speech, too. Worth reading.

Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Also in the first camp: The Morning Post Europe, by @davidcarretta.bsky.social, @grimmse.bsky.social and Christian Spillmann Definitely in the unserious camp: @politico.eu (what a shocker). Compare David's coverage of the Carney speech to today's Playbook.

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The State of the European Parliament: irrelevant

Good morning!

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

As always, the far-right ministers in Belgium’s federal government are focused on the questions that really matter to the country.

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It would appear that Huckabee did *not* say this. The point stands: this is a provocation to further inflame the situation in BiH ahead of next month's elections. (Also, nothing coming out of the Trump administration would surprise me at this point.)

Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Huckabee is obviously completely clueless and merely parroting Dodik’s talking points (if this tweet is even accurate), but this will further inflame the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (and is probably intended to do so).

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A bunch of EU member states have had enough with the European Commission’s foot-dragging over trade with occupied territories. As long as VDL continues shielding Netanyahu such bilateral measures are the main avenue for sanctions.

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Toby Vogel 🇪🇺 @tobyvogel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

By the time of their next attempt the Commission will get it right