The Migration News Sheet is your reliable source of news, policy and legal updates on migrants and refugees. Below is a selection of the headlines in the June issue.
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Migration Policies
EU: Will the European Court of Justice pull the brakes on the downward spiral of conditions for family reunification?
SWITZERLAND: Warning of very serious shortages of manpower by 2030
Irregular Migration
ITALY-TUNISIA: First migrant vessel intercepted by Tunisian coast guard and taken back to Tunisia
NETHERLANDS: All prostitutes, including victims of sex traffickers, must pay taxes
Asylum/Refugees
EU: European Commission’s revised proposals on asylum procedures and reception conditions
CZECH REPUBLIC: European Commission issues warning to Prague on using ‘phallometric texts’ to verify the veracity of homosexual claims of an asylum-seeker
NORWAY: No asylum for Colonel Gaddafi’s former nurse
Racism/Discrimination
EU: Immunity of French MEP lifted for anti-Islam comment
DENMARK: Advocate of free speech fined for claiming that Muslim girls are raped by their uncles, cousins and even fathers
NETHERLANDS: Prosecutor insists there is no case against politician Geert WILDERS
Integration/Diversity
FRANCE: French Minister claims two-thirds of children of non-European immigrants are school dropouts
GERMANY: Killing of German citizen in US attack leads to restrictions on intelligence sharing – debate on German citizenship
GREECE: Athenians want guns for protection against irregular migrants – violent confrontations between vigilante groups and migrants



