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Ever longer detention of migrants
For the year 2011, the Migreurop network calculated 31,790 detention places in 255 camps, out of a total of 420 camps identified within the EU and at its borders. The absence of information on the “reception” capacity of the remaining 165 camps suggests that the total number of places is significantly greater than 31,790. The […]
Map posted the 2013/11/26
Multilingual euphemisms denoting camps for foreigners
Various terms are used throughout Europe to refer to migrant detention sites. While some States use terms which clearly show the main objective of these sites, such as “deportation centres” or “immigration removal centres”, other States employ euphemisms, such as “Centro de instalaçao temporaria” or “Centre de prise en charge publique”. Turkey displayed a certain […]
Map posted the 2013/11/26
Less than half the foreigners held in administrative detention were deported in 2009
Of the 570,660 migrants who were detained in 2009 in the 27 EU Member States, 252,785 were deported to their country of origin. The United Kingdom (64,945) and Greece (62,850) carried out the most deportations. Although, in certain countries such as Romania, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom, a period in detention generally results […]
Map posted the 2013/11/26
The human and financial cost of migrant detention in Eastern Europe
“The admission of new EU Member States in 2004 and 2007 and the integration of some of them in the Schengen area in December 2007, moved the EU’s external borders further eastward. Within the framework of the accession process of these new Member States, the EU promoted and supported policies aimed at migrant identification, detention […]
Map posted the 2013/11/25
Italy “Watchdogs of the Union”
“As a result of increased controls at sea off the Moroccan and West-African coasts, the number of boats trying to reach Southern Europe from Libya and Tunisia has been growing steadily… Those which reach European coasts face new dangers. Since the beginning of the 2000s, countries at the southern border of the EU have set […]
Map posted the 2013/11/25
Detention camps, open centres and transit zones in Great Britain
In December 2006, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament commissioned a study on the conditions of migrants and asylum seekers in reception, detention and transit centres. This study, carried out by STEPS and completed in December 2007, is the first on this subject, based on field investigations […]
Map posted the 2013/11/24
Detention camps, open centres and transit zones in Sweden
In December 2006, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament commissioned a study on the conditions of migrants and asylum seekers in reception, detention and transit centres. This study, carried out by STEPS and completed in December 2007, is the first on this subject, based on field investigations […]
Map posted the 2013/11/24
Detention camps, open centres and transit zones in Spain
In December 2006, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament commissioned a study on the conditions of migrants and asylum seekers in reception, detention and transit centres. This study, carried out by STEPS and completed in December 2007, is the first on this subject, based on field investigations conducted […]
Map posted the 2013/11/24
Detention camps, open centres as well as transit centres and transit zones in Slovenia
In December 2006, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament commissioned a study on the conditions of migrants and asylum seekers in reception, detention and transit centres. This study, carried out by STEPS and completed in December 2007, is the first on this subject, based on field investigations […]
Map posted the 2013/11/24
Detention camps, open centres and transit zones in Slovakia
In December 2006, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament commissioned a study on the conditions of migrants and asylum seekers in reception, detention and transit centres. This study, carried out by STEPS and completed in December 2007, is the first on this subject, based on field investigations […]
Map posted the 2013/11/24
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