On Tuesday 28 March, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted and agreed on four of the key files of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, first presented by the Commission in 2020 as a new EU common framework to respond and manage migration sustainably and in the long term.
Developed by American Friends Service Committee, Britain Yearly Meeting, Friends Committee for National Legislation, Quaker Council for European Affairs and Quaker United Nations Office, this statement draws on our Quaker foundations and work with migrants and on migration. A Quaker Statement on Migration acknowledges that migration is “a fundamental facet of human behaviour. People migrate …
Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) bringt eine Quäker-Vision über gerechte Beziehungen in die europäischen Institutionen. Around Europe ist QCEAs Newsletter, der 6x im Jahr erscheint. Er wird in Englisch publiziert und kann auf der Webseite www.qcea.org gelesen und abonniert werden. Mehr Informationen gibt es auch unter qceablog.wordpress.com. Der folgende Text fasst die Themen aus …
The United Kingdom expects to hold a referendum on its membership of the European Union. The political debate is dominated by phoney conversations and over-simplifications. This creates a difficult environment for citizens to engage in this process. QCEA has compiled briefing papers intended to help Quakers and others reflect on their position with regard to …
QCEA is part of an informal group of NGOs and agencies who work mostly on migration and asylum. Here you can find a recent statement on the European Commission’s proposals for amendments to the Dublin III Regulations relating to unaccompanied minors.
