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Congratulations to Pierre-Alain Fridez (Switzerland, ⁦⁦SOC GROUP COE⁩) for the adoption of his report on⁩ « Putting an end to collective expulsions of aliens » by the ⁦PACE⁩ plenary. pace.coe.int/en/news/9848/p…

🚨 Appel à candidatures ! 📢 Atelier pour le plaidoyer et la mobilisation des jeunes en faveur de l’abolition de la #PeineDeMort 🗓️2–7 juin 📍 Strasbourg, France 👥 jeunes de 18 à 30 ans issus des États membres du Council of Europe 📌 Postulez avant le 22 avril go.coe.int/bbbb6

Congratulations to Dimitrios Dimitris Mantzos (Greece, SOC GROUP COE) for his appointment by acclamation as chair of the Sub-Committee on Migrant Smuggling and on Trafficking in Human Beings and to Stephanie Krisper 🇪🇺🇺🇦 (Austria, ALDE-PACE) as vice-chair. Best wishes for their next endeavours!

Congratulations to Paulo Pisco (Portugal, SOC GROUP COE) for the unanimous adoption of his report on "Saving migrants' lives at sea and protecting their human rights". Watch out for the debate in the PACE plenary in June!

Committee expresses full support to @UNHCR after drastic budgetary cuts, which will lead to the further suffering of refugees and other forcibly displaced people.

🔴Cet après-midi, en commission des migrations de l'Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l'#Europe PACE migration, j'ai appelé à soutenir le Haut Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency gravement menacé par les suppressions budgétaires de #Trump et de #Musk.

Le rapporteur Pierre-Alain Fridez (Suisse, SOC GROUP COE) sur la nécessité de respecter le droit international en mettant fin aux expulsions collectives de personnes migrantes, avec un accent sur la situation à #Mayotte. youtu.be/zwA3os8vJEA?si… via YouTube

Committee member ⁦Paul Galles 🇱🇺🇪🇺🌎⁩ (Luxembourg, EPP/CD) was the first speaker in the current affairs debate on ‘An urgent call for an immediate end to the humanitarian blockade of Gaza and the reinstatement of the ceasefire’ pace.coe.int/en/news/9859/c…

Important statement by committee chair, Oleksiy Goncharenko (Ukraine, ECPA): 'let us keep supporting the work of the UN refugee agency’ UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @https://pace.coe.int/en/news/9864/-let-us-keep-supporting-the-work-of-the-un-refugee-agency-

📰 The new @CoE Migration Newsletter is out! Catch up on key updates, events & insights on migration, asylum & human rights. Read: go.coe.int/rhr5y Subscribe: rb.gy/23tbz1 #Migration #HumanRights #CoE #Asylum

Félicitations à Paulo Pisco (Portugal, SOC GROUP COE) pour l’adoption à l’unanimité de son rapport « Sauver la vie des personnes migrantes en mer et protéger leurs droits humains ». Débat en plénière en juin! pace.coe.int/fr/news/9868/s…

Parliamentary conference on public policy to prevent & address cases of missing migrants: a grounbreaking event as a follow-up to Resolution 2569 (2024) adopted by ⁦PACE⁩ on the basis of a report by ⁦Julian Pahlke⁩ (Germany, ⁦SOC GROUP COE⁩) pace.coe.int/en/news/9870/l…

Very fruitful exchanges between rapporteur Petri Honkonen (Finland, ALDE-PACE) & Jonas Grimheden 🇪🇺, Fundamental Rights Officer, Fundamental Rights Monitors and Frontex Fundamental Rights Office partners working on #AI and #Migration in the context of the preparation of his report.

Congratulations to ⁦Sandra Zampa⁩ (Italy, ⁦SOC GROUP COE⁩) for the unanimous adoption of her report on « The challenges and needs of public and private actors involved in migration management ». Watch out for the plenary debate during the ⁦PACE⁩ June part-session.

Excellent exchange of views with wardlutin, Head of EU Agency for Asylum - EUAA’s Asylum Knowlegde Centre on the follow-up of « Human Rights Compliant Asylum Procedures » adopted by PACE on the basis of a report by Stephanie Krisper 🇪🇺🇺🇦 (Austria, ALDE-PACE).

Inspiring exchange of views with Cybèle Leclerc from the « Forum des Organisations Internationales issues des Migrations » (FORIM) for the preparation of Lord Leslie Griffiths’ (🇬🇧, SOC GROUP COE) report on « The role of diasporas & migrants in building social cohesion & progress ».

Andreas Wissner from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @ exchange of views with committee: « a coalition of international actors is needed to ensure that access to international protection in Europe continues to remain available. »

Responding to the needs of public and private actors involved in migration management: unanimous adoption of Sandra Zampa’s report (Italy, SOC GROUP COE). Stay tuned for the debate in the plenary during PACE’ Summer part-session. pace.coe.int/en/news/9894/r…

Follow online launch of Forced Migration Review no75 on “Dangerous journeys”, on which committee rapporteurs Julian Pahlke (Germany, SOC GROUP COE) and Paulo Pisco (Portugal, SOC GROUP COE) contributed! To register: lnkd.in/d5SgUBdj Julian Pahlke PACE #missingmigrants #migrants #refugees

Check out the May newsletter of Council of Europe Migration and Refugees, including the latest PACE committe's news. coe.int/en/web/migrati…