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«News from the Cross-border Asylum Network»

"Strong bonds are our answer to the EU member states` attempt to shift their responsibility for refugees further east or to regions of origin. Cross-border cooperation is our way to take responsibility for people in need of protection".

Slovenia: New Developments

On April 3rd 2006, The Slovenian Constitutional Court withhelds the implementation of the new Asylum Act, as it found that irreparable and damaging consequences may occur through its implementation.
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Hungary: Court Recognizes Refugees

In a precedent-setting case, Hungary's Budapest Municipal Court has recently recognized a refugee family from Kosovo, which has been persecuted due to belonging to a particular social group of rich Kosovar families.
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Czech Republic: Aliens Act more friendly for immigrants and refugees

The Czech Parliament adopted an amendment to the Aliens Act implementing a number of EU directives mainly on long-term residents' rights in the EU Member States.
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Poland: Persons with subsidiary protection are "better protected"

Since Poland introduced a tolerated stay permit as a form of subsidiary protection, it has became the most popular form of providing basic rights for the people seeking asylum.
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Austria: Harassment of Married Couples

Marriages between Austrians and third country nationals are often suspected of being fictitious. And according to the provisions of the new Residence and Settlement Law ('Aufenthalts- und Niederlassungsgesetz'), sham marriages now need to be rigorously contested.
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Austria: New Citizenship Law

The tenor of the new citizenship law is that only those who have integrated perfectly into Austrian society will be granted citizenship.
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Why are asylum seekers no more searching for asylum in Slovakia?

Comments on the fall in numbers of new asylum applications in Slovakia.
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Documentation of a Deportation under the Dublin II Regulation

Last summer, the Avdija family, members of the Ashkali minority in Kosovo, were deported to Slovenia.
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EU News

Free access to the labor market for refugees!

The human rights organization 'Asyl in Not' criticizes Austria's Immigrant Employment Law.
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Protection Gaps under the Dublin II regulation

UNHCR criticizes the Dublin II regulation of the European Union.
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Malta, a gate into the EU locked

Malta is illustrious example of closed gate into a territory of justice in the EU member states. Asylum seekers in Malta are imprisoned during the asylum procedure.
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Hunger strikes and demonstrations for the right to remain in Belgium

As reported by the German newspaper 'Frankfurter Rundschau' on 10 May 2006, the protests against inhumane refugee policies continue to escalate in Belgium.
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Deaths in Congo trigger debate on suspending deportations from Germany

The 'Frankfurter Rundschau' reports that after the unexplained death of a refugee who had been deported to Congo, the Refugee Council and the Green Party in Lower Saxony are demanding the suspension of deportations to the African country.
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