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Partnership Principle in EU funds: Strong on Paper, Weak in Practice

The 2021-2027 EU Multiannual Financial Framework was adopted with the commitment to have a more ...
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Over 100 people criminalised for helping migrants in the EU in 2022

Over 100 people criminalised for helping migrants in the EU in 2022

This blog summarises key findings from our media monitoring on the criminalisation of solidarity with ...
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Data encryption: why it’s vital for migrants and their defenders

Data encryption is a process that protects the integrity and privacy of our stored digital ...
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Labour migration policies in Ireland

This blog provides an overview of specific national labour migration and work permit policies in ...
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Meaningful participation: making sure undocumented people’s voices are heard

Meaningful participation: making sure undocumented people’s voices are heard

We’re committed to ensuring undocumented migrants are heard and can shape and participate in the ...
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Labour migration policies in Finland

This blog provides an overview of specific national labour migration and work permit policies in ...
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Finland: new law expands health care for undocumented migrants

A new law has recently come into force in Finland that expands health care for ...
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Advocating for undocumented migrants: what we did in 2022

Advocating for undocumented migrants: what we did in 2022

2022 was marked by a new crisis with wide-reaching impact: Russia's war against Ukraine. The ...
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Labour migration policies in Germany

Labour migration policies in Germany

This blog provides an overview of specific national labour migration and work permit policies in ...
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From taxis to food delivery: undocumented migrants in platform work

Many undocumented migrants work in so-called “platform work”, that is work managed by companies through ...
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The state of immigration detention in Belgium

The Jesuit Refugee Service Belgium recently released a new comprehensive report on the state of ...
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Immigration detention in transit zones : what European courts say

Immigration detention is understood as the deprivation of liberty of a person because of their ...
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Immigration detention and de facto detention: what the law says

Detaining someone because they do not have the right papers to live in the country ...
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UK: new rules make it easier for young people to access secure residence permit

Earlier this year, the UK’s Immigration Rules were changed to facilitate access to a secure residence ...
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Migrant smuggling: why we need a paradigm shift

Migrant smuggling: why we need a paradigm shift

Common narratives describe migrant smugglers as ruthless “criminals who take advantage of people’s vulnerability and ...
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Resilience and Resistance: the Criminalisation of Solidarity across Europe

Resilience and Resistance: the Criminalisation of Solidarity across Europe

This blog is based on the executive summary of our new report Resilience and Resistance: the ...
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Solidarity and justice for undocumented migrants: joining forces with social justice movements

Solidarity and justice for undocumented migrants: joining forces with social justice movements

On 2 and 3 June 2022, PICUM brought together migrant and human rights advocates, from ...
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Undocumented domestic workers go on first-ever strike in Brussels, Belgium

Undocumented domestic workers go on first-ever strike in Brussels, Belgium

On 16 June, International Domestic Workers' Day, a delegation of undocumented domestic workers led their ...
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Labour Rights of Undocumented Migrant Workers: what does the EU say?

Labour Rights of Undocumented Migrant Workers: what does the EU say?

This blog provides a brief analysis of some key EU legal texts on undocumented workers’ ...
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Non-Ukrainians fleeing the war met with detention

Non-Ukrainians fleeing the war met with detention

This blog was written by PICUM’s Advocacy Trainee Alyona Samar. Since the outset of the ...
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