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📢 Save the date: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟭/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱), 𝗵 𝟭𝟰:𝟯𝟬 - 𝟭𝟱:𝟰𝟱

⚠️ As part ot the "𝘔𝘐𝘎𝘙𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘚 𝘈𝘚 𝘈 𝘚𝘞𝘖𝘙𝘋 𝘖𝘙 𝘈𝘚 𝘈 𝘚𝘏𝘐𝘌𝘓𝘋? 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘺𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘜 𝘭𝘢𝘸", our member 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝘆𝗺 will be speaking "𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗦!"
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
📢 Our Member 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗷𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘕𝘪𝘫𝘮𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯, co-edited the 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀’ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄.
⁉️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄: This new edition has been expanded to reflect recent developments
👉 𝗕𝘂𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
www.boom.nl/juridisch/10...
European Migration Law
Introduction to EU Migration Law in 2025This book provides a systematic and accessible introduction to the state of EU migration law in 2025. It explores (in 15 chapters) the meaning of EU legislation...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
📢 Our member, 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹, will deliver a lecture titled “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄: 𝗔𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗼-𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲" for the 𝗠𝗢𝗘𝗕𝗜𝗨𝗦 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

📆When? 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰th

📍Where? University of Lion III or 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 booking through this link: urly.it/31ctak
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November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📢 Our Member, 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰í𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲, will participate in the final Conference of the 𝗖𝗼𝗦𝗠𝗘 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁: “𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲” on 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟱.

⚠️ To participate in 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 by filling in the Google form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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1/ NEW GUIDE: We’ve just published a new Data Protection Handbook on Asylum and Migration in Europe. ⚠️

Who it is for:
This handbook is for anyone who works in immigration, in asylum, or who advocates for the rights of migrants and asylum seekers.
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
📢 Our member Tesseltje de Lange ( @proftesseltje.bsky.social) will speak at the 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, organised by the Centre for Migration Law (Radboud University).
📅 2͟8͟ N͟o͟v͟e͟m͟b͟e͟r 2͟0͟2͟5͟
📍 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: email cmr-congres@ru.nl
⚠️ Places are limited

check www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
Seminar on the recast Blue Card Directive | Radboud University
This seminar brings together a range of institutional, academic and Member State perspectives on areas such as the recast negotiation process, national implementation and the continuing challenges of ...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
📣 Our Member, 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶 𝗖𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿, has published a new Article on 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁’: “𝘈𝘭𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? 𝘌𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯”
⚠️ Free access for 50 days!
📍 Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Algorithms for group recognition? Ensuring lawful and rights-based use of new technologies in group refugee recognition
This article explores the potential role of new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), in group-based refugee recognition procedures. W…
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October 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗣𝗢 𝗟𝗔𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 has published its 38th edition.
This number is dedicated to Migration, and Prof. De Bruycker contributed with an Article on the genesis and future developments of the New Pact.
Full access to the edition here: www.revuedesjuristesdesciencespo.fr/en/nos-revue...
The Bi-annual Review | La Revue Des Juriste
www.revuedesjuristesdesciencespo.fr
October 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Yesterday marked the launch of the Entry/Exit System (EES)!
To have comprehensive information about how it works, check the official site: travel-europe.europa.eu/ees##
Here is the link to the guidelines published by @fra.europa.eu: fra.europa.eu/en/publicati...
October 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📢 New Volume of Journal of Refugee Studies, Oxford Academy

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟯𝟴, 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟯, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

View issue: academic.oup.com/jrs/issue/38...
Volume 38 Issue 3 | Journal of Refugee Studies | Oxford Academic
A multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes research that explores the complex problems of forced migration and national, regional and international responses. Coverage includes all categ...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
📢 Refugee Survey Quarterly has just published the 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟰𝟰, 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟯
𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
Check it out: academic.oup.com/rsq/article/...
September 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
📢Our members Prof. 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 (𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻) 𝗧𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗶 (@liliantsourdi.bsky.social ) and Prof. 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘀 have co-edited, together with Prof. Niovi Vavoula, the volume: “𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙐” by Routledge.

To buy a copy: www.routledge.com/Intertwining...
Intertwining Criminal Justice and Immigration Control in the EU
This book offers a contemporary understanding of the state of the art of
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September 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
📚 The Council of Europe ( @coe.int ) Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, published a report on the 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸.
He claimed that it "may lead to human rights violations"

📍𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: rm.coe.int/report-on-ex...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📢 European Union Agency for Asylum – EUAA, 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘐𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘕𝘰.𝟥 is out!
Read it here: lnkd.in/dTFiCwxw
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September 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Today, the Council of the European Union has adopted the 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦 - 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦

Find the text of the Proposal (July 22nd 2025): lnkd.in/dYNxsYRi
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September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
We share this news to contribute to the debate, without implying endorsement by Odysseus.
Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!

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September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The European Commission 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 on the medium- and long-term objectives of EU migration and asylum policy 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱!
The evidence gathered will inform the first five-year European asylum and migration management strategy to be presented at the end of 2025.
T𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲: lnkd.in/dn-gQtMW
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September 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
💡New article by Tamás Molnár, Project Officer at FRA, Justice, Digital & Migration Unit
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European Commission v. Hungary (Reception of Applicants for International Protection II) No. C-123/22 | American Journal of International Law | Cambridge Core
European Commission v. Hungary (Reception of Applicants for International Protection II) No. C-123/22 - Volume 119 Issue 3
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September 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you have missed it out: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

(𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴' 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵)
The European Union, ‘Expulsion of aliens’ and the Return Directive: a repressive or protective framework?
This piece, targeting also international (migration) lawyers who may not be familiar with all the complexities of the European Union (EU)’s return acquis, is centred on the Return Directive (Direct...
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September 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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📙The Freedom of Movement of Asylum Seekers within the State by Juan Ruiz Ramos

'A compelling monograph on freedom of movement as a fundamental right for asylum seekers and refugees'
-Nicholas Maple, University of London, UK

🔗 Read the intro free: doi.org/10.4337/9781...
September 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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🔴 #Eurodac is transforming from an asylum database into the backbone of #EUmigration policy.

Virginie Jacob analyses its role in the implementation of the New Pact, its links with #EU return #policy & the need for robust safeguards.

Read 👇

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September 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
💡New article by Prof. Meltem Ineli Ciger, member of the Odysseus Network for Turkey: "Rethinking Mass Influx and Derogation in the Age of AI: The Role of New Technologies in Redefining Crisis, Protection and State Obligations".

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Rethinking Mass Influx and Derogation in the Age of AI: The Role of New Technologies in Redefining Crisis, Protection and State Obligations
Abstract. Mass influx refers to the large-scale, sudden arrival of people fleeing humanitarian crises across international borders. Such mass movements pos
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August 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Discussion with Dr. Grigoris TSIOUKAS

Deputy Fundamental Rights Officer

FRONTEX
July 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Safe country concepts and externalization - current policy examples and European case law from a UNHCR perspective

Fabiane BAXEWANOS

Legal Officer at UNHCR for the EU
July 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Border Controls

Prof. Jorrit RIJPMA

DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
July 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM