PRESS RELEASE 2023-096-EN Doha, 7 March 2023 At the United Nations (UN) 5th Conference for Least Developed Countries (LDC5), the Republic of The Gambia, the European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced the signature of a €24.08 million EU Global Gateway grant to be used alongside an […]
The European Council has on 8th December adopted an implementing decision increasing the visa fee for Gambian nationals to €120 in order to improve Gambia’s cooperation on the return and readmission of its own nationals. The decision responds to the lack of substantial and sustainable improvements in cooperation with The […]
Human Rights in Spotlight as FIFA and Qatar’s “Just Play Football” Strategy Backfires Written by Claudio Francavilla, Senior EU Advocate. On November 24, the European Parliament urged FIFA and Qatar to compensate widespread abuses that migrant workers suffered while building the 2022 World Cup infrastructure and making the games possible. […]
Yahya Sonko, a migration, and human rights advocate has called on African leaders to blame the European Union (EU) for the situation of irregular migrants in Europe, instead of blaming the migrants. Mr. Sonko, who is also serving as a Speaker at the Refugee Council of Baden-Württemberg in Germany made […]