News of migration in the world (9)
France: A new directive on regularising undocumented migrants
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The French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, issued a new circular on 23 January 2025, toughening the conditions under which illegal immigrants can be regularised in France.
Over 78.000 Illegal Migration Attempts Aborted in 2024 - Interior Ministry
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Rabat - Morocco aborted 78,685 irregular migration attempts in 2024, thanks to the resilience of its border and coastal surveillance systems, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior.
Sweden: A step towards a constitutional amendment on dual nationality
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The Swedish government coalition could amend the Constitution to question dual nationality, following a report submitted by a committee on dual nationality.
Report : A significant drop of illegal migration in the EU
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The European border control agency Frontex reports that in 2024 irregular border crossings in Europe have fallen to their lowest level since 2021, a year which was impacted by the Covid pandemic.
France: French Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau seeks a referendum on migration
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In an interview with the newspaper Le Parisien on 6 January 2025, Bruno Retailleau, France's Minister of the Interior, expressed his desire to hold a referendum on immigration in France, deploring the current impossibility of doing so due to constitutional constraints.
Migrants Day: Secretary-General Guterres calls for safe and more humane migration
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To mark International Migrants Day on 18 December, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underlined migrants' importance and praised their essential contributions to economies and communities across the world. In his message, the UN Secretary-General also called attention to the considerable challenges they face, including widespread prejudice, discriminatory attitudes, violence and human trafficking. Injustices exacerbated by misinformation and hate speech, which fuels divisions and distorts perceptions of migrants.
Oujda: The Moroccan Human Rights Organisation reaffirms its commitment to promoting migrants and asylum seekers rights
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Commemorating the 76ᵉ anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, the Moroccan Organisation for Human Rights (OMDH) has reiterated its commitment to migrants and asylum seekers’ rights in Morocco. At a conference held on 11 December in Oujda, attended by its President, Idrissi Hassan, and members of its Legal Assistance Centre, the OMDH outlined recommendations to reinforce the rights protection measures for migrants and asylum seekers.
IOM Praises Morocco As Champion of Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, Regular Migration
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Rabat - Morocco is a champion country of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, thanks to its commitment to saving lives and implementing coordinated efforts to prevent migrants from going missing, Chief of Mission at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Morocco, Laura Palatini, said in Rabat on Wednesday 11 december 2024.
Migration Flows Management: Spain Hails “Close Cooperation with Morocco
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Spain's Secretary of State for Migration, Pilar Cancela Rodriguez hailed on Wednesday 04 December 2024 the "close cooperation" with Morocco in managing migration flows.
