Civil society groups, including the Danish Refugee Council and Council of Europe, are criticizing EU migration policy as high-level discussions regarding an overhaul of the policy take place in Denmark.

The entities involved

• Danish Refugee Council →

  private Danish humanitarian organisation

  Nothing else this week.

• Council of Europe →

  International organisation founded in 1949

  • Max Lucks, serving as rapporteur for the Council of Europe, discussed an MoU and investigated the human rights situation in Iran.Mon 17:06
  • Iranian authorities restrict human rights work. Praised Sotoudeh's work against Iranian laws.Mon 17:06
• Denmark →

  country in Northern Europe and North America

  • Zealand Pharma A/S appointed Danske Bank as lead manager for its share buy-back program in the Danish market.Mon 17:39
  • An announced agreement grants the US permanent control over Greenland's security, driven by strategic US demands.Mon 17:14
• International Organization for Migration →

  intergovernmental organization

  • Houthi actions are leading to instability in Yemen, with Saudi Arabia providing support to prevent a wider civil war.Mon 03:34
  • A project is gathering data on migrant deaths and border crossings, while CBP issues warnings about dangerous border crossing conditions.Sun 15:21

Related events

• Following a meeting in Copenhagen, an announcement was made that the IOM will monitor return hubs for migrants.Sep 4
• EU lawmakers in Strasbourg discuss migration policy, with Commissioner Magnus Brunner leading talks on return hubs and member state contributions.Jun 18
• Coalition proposes shared migration burden while discussing new EU migration pact details.Thu 19:05
• Talks are underway regarding a potential agreement involving Denmark.Sep 19
• Angela Merkel and Denmark announced a joint policy on accepting hundreds of thousands of refugees while facing far-right political pressure.Sep 20