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Europe Must Act
Jan 207 min read
Loneliness for refugees and asylum seekers
Loneliness is often said to be on the rise across Europe. We take a look at how it affects refugees and asylum seekers in particular.


Europe Must Act
Jan 43 min read
Migration and Climate Change
Read our one-off report where we explore beyond the boundaries of Europe to examine the dynamics of climate-related displacement.


Europe Must Act
Nov 15, 20242 min read
Health and Mental Health
Read our latest report!


Europe Must Act
Jun 30, 202410 min read
The UK’s stance on refugee rights ahead of the general election (and how our voting choices will impact them)
How the misuse of language permeates the hostile environment though with the hope that collective mobilisation will challenge the narrative


Europe Must Act
Feb 22, 20246 min read
What Solidarity? The EU 2024 Pact on Asylum and Migration
At the end of 2023, the European Union announced that key agreements had been made regarding the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. This...


Europe Must Act
Nov 9, 20234 min read
Fighting smuggling networks: Europe confronts its own contradictions
By Olivier Ceccaldi Olivier Ceccaldi is a French photographer. From May to June 2023, he traveled to Serbia and Bosnia along with...


socialmedia573
Aug 30, 202210 min read
What happened to the UK’s Afghan Resettlement Scheme?
Sarah El Hadj, a UK Must Act volunteer and refugee support worker, shares vignettes of the hunger and hope felt in countries where...

Europe Must Act
Jun 20, 20221 min read
"A Life Without Freedom Is Not A Life". Life in the Closed Controlled Access Centre in Samos
This year, on World Refugee Day, Europe Must Act and the Samos Advocacy Collective release their second report on life in the Closed...

socialmedia573
Jun 9, 20222 min read
Europe Must Act meets grassroots activists at EU border regions in France and Poland.
Over the last three weeks our team had the opportunity to meet grassroot NGOs that provide support for people on the move, both in Calais...

socialmedia573
May 26, 20224 min read
The story of two people who, twice, were pushed back to Turkey and prevented from claiming asylum
People on the move wishing to reach Greece from Turkey are often subjected to pushbacks, an illegal practice used by State authorities to...

Europe Must Act
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Detention and lack of protection: discriminatory treatment of non-Ukrainian refugees
After a long period of negotiations, the Temporary Protection Directive came into existence in 2001. However, it wasn’t until March, 2nd...

Europe Must Act
Mar 29, 20223 min read
Women's History Month: Women in the Humanitarian Field
So far this month, we have explored the role of gender as an additional and complex challenge for women refugees, put together a list of...

Europe Must Act
Mar 22, 20224 min read
Women's History Month: Testimony from a Woman Who Has Fled Ukraine
On this third Tuesday of Women’s History Month, we want to shed light on an issue of unfortunate relevance today: a personal testimony by...

Europe Must Act
Mar 15, 20225 min read
Women's History Month: Resources to Understand Gender and Displacement
March is Women’s History Month. Last Tuesday, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, we introduced the concept of...

Europe Must Act
Mar 8, 20223 min read
International Women's Day 2022: Women and girls on the move
Today, March 8th, marks International Women’s Day. On this occasion, we want to use our platform to raise the voices of displaced women...

Europe Must Act
Dec 18, 20211 min read
"All I want is to be free and leave". Life in the Closed Controlled Access Centre in Samos
On International Migrants Day, Europe Must Act and the Samos Advocacy Collective release a report on life in the Closed Controlled Access...


Europe Must Act
Nov 29, 20213 min read
The EU towards detention as standard reception practice. The case of Greece
By Cecilia Sanfelici Two months ago, a new camp for asylum seekers was opened on the Greek island of Samos in a provocative and...


Europe Must Act
Nov 15, 20214 min read
Pushback tactics: a European-wide violation of fundamental rights
By Helen Barber Multiple people are feared to have died in a tragedy near Essex after trying to cross UK waters from France in a dinghy...


Europe Must Act
Nov 12, 20212 min read
In the fight between Poland and Belarus, refugees are the ones losing
By Hannah Lettl An estimate of 3,000 refugees is currently trapped within the Polish-Belarusian border. The Belarusian leader Aleksandr...
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