8 October 2021 – Frontex involved in the preparation of two illegal pushbacks carried out by the Hellenic Coast Guard in one day

The locations of the two cases. Photo: Alarm Phone   On 8 October 2021, Alarm Phone was alerted to two different cases of distress in the Aegean Sea. In both cases, the people ended up drifting in Turkish waters after they had been pushed back. The first group was taken on board of a vessel […]

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70 People in a Shipwreck close to Crete – one Person died

This solidarity statement by ROSA NERA Squat & Chania Social Center / Migrants’ Club, has been published in support with and in reference to a situation of non-assistance off the coast of Crete on 20 November 2021. Also the Alarm Phone was alerted to this case and stands in solidarity with the affected and local […]

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The Government’s attempt at sabotage has failed, and the CJEU decision must be implemented

Following the Polish model, the Government wanted to use the Constitutional Court as a means of evading a Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) judgment that it did not like. However, in its … Read more

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Joint letter on the state of play of Article 7 procedures

Civil society organisations sent a letter ahead of the General Affairs Council on 14 December when EU affairs ministers will hear from the European Commission on the latest developments and take stock of the situation regarding respect for EU values in Hungary and Poland as part of the Article 7 procedure.

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Webinar: Encouraging Civil Society Input for the 2022 Rule of Law Report

Wednesday, 16 December 2021,16:00-18:00 (CET) – online In December 2021, the European Commission launched a public consultation for the 2022 edition of the Rule of Law Report. The Report monitors significant developments, both positive and … Read more

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