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Odysseus member and part of the Odysseus coordination team, Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi has contributed to the “Challenge Europe” published by the European Policy Centre (EPC): “Yes, we should! EU priorities for 2019-2024”

Published by Odysseus Network on 8th April 2019

Odysseus member and part of the Odysseus coordination team, Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi,has contributed to the “Challenge Europe” published by the European Policy Centre (EPC): “Yes, we should! EU priorities for 2019-2024”. The 24th issue of Challenge Europe delivers an alternative to those who cynically claim that European cooperation no longer works and should be abandoned. It […]

Odysseus member and PACE rapporteur Tineke Strik has expressed extreme concern at the conditions in two reception centres for asylum-seekers which she visited in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Published by Odysseus Network on 4th April 2019

Odysseus member and PACE rapporteur Tineke Strik (Netherlands, SOC) has expressed extreme concern at the conditions in two reception centres for asylum-seekers which she visited in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has questioned Croatian denials that “pushbacks” onto Bosnian territory are taking place. This visit was part of the preparation of her report on “Pushback action […]

Le Fondateur du Réseau Odysseus, Philippe de Bruycker, interviendra en tant que spécialiste en droit européen des Migrations, lors du “Forum Démocratique sur la régularisation” de l’ULB-VUB

Published by Odysseus Network on 18th March 2019

Le Fondateur et Coordinateur du Réseau Odysseus, Philippe de Bruycker, interviendra en tant que spécialiste en droit européen des Migrations, lors du “Forum Démocratique sur la régularisation” de l’ULB-VUB. L’intervention de Philippe de Bruycker aura lieu le jeudi 21 mars 2019 à l’Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) au Boulevard de la Plaine à Ixelles et […]

Odysseus Member’s Elspeth Guild has published a study titled ‘Challenges Presented by Migration and Refugees from a Euro-Mediterranean Perspective’ requested by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs

Published by Odysseus Network on 15th March 2019

Odysseus Member Professor Elspeth Guild, together with Dr. Diego Acosta, has published a study titled ‘Challenges Presented by Migration and Refugees from a Euro-Mediterranean Perspective’ requested by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs’ ABSTRACT There are opportunities for cooperation in the field of border management, migration and refugee protection among member states of the Union for […]

Odysseus member Siobhán Mullally announces new LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy to commence in September 2019 at the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway

Published by Odysseus Network on 1st March 2019

The new postgraduate programme on International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy, commencing September 2019, will be launched at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, on Thursday February 28th at 6pm – Staff Club, The Quadrangle, NUI Galway. Guest speakers: · Gráinne O’Hara, Director of International Protection, UN High Commissioner for […]

Odysseus members Vincent Chetail, Ryszard Cholewinski, Elspeth Guild and Siobhán Mullally to speak at ‘Migrants’ Rights at a Crossroads’ conference

Published by Odysseus Network on 11th February 2019

Odysseus members Vincent Chetail, Ryszard Cholewinski, Elspeth Guild and Siobhán Mullally amongst speakers at ‘Migrants’ Rights at a Crossroads’ conference. ‘Migrants’ Rights at a Crossroads’ ‘Seizing the Moment(um) of the Global Compact and the SDGs 2030 to forge a new path for the protection of migrants’ rights’ One-day conference, supported by the Modern Law Review, […]

Odysseus member Neza Kogovsek Salamon publishes new article titled: ‘The Role of the Conditionality of EU Membership in Migrant Criminalization in the Western Balkans’

Published by Odysseus Network on 8th February 2019

Odysseus member Neza Kogovsek Salamon has published a new article on ‘The Role of the Conditionality of EU Membership in Migrant Criminalization in the Western Balkans. ABSTRACT The Role of the Conditionality of EU Membership in Migrant Criminalizationin the Western Balkans The EU’s responses to migration challenges exceed the territory of its memberstates. Through externalization of border control they spill over into the countries ofthe Western Balkans […]