The Administrative Council of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) recently approved four new lending projects, one of which aims to indirectly benefit migrants and refugees in Germany. The € 72 million loan will part-finance the implementation of a social housing programme in the Land of Lower Saxony in the sector of action ”Social housing for low-income persons”. The programme foresees special provisions for the use of the new constructions to provide housing to migrants and refugees that are arriving in the Land of Lower Saxony. more information >
Newsletter on migration and refugees - December 2016
newsletter summary
- CPT report on migrants’ detention in Hungary
- Judgment against Malta and roundtable on immigration
- Calais follow-up, European Forum on child rights and CEB´s 60th anniversary
- HELP organised a workshop on protection of asylum-seekers in Greece
- Migrants in limbo and Human Rights Commissioner´s 3rd quarterly report
- Lisbon Forum on migration and human rights
- #endchildsexabuseday and Lanzarote Committee
- CEB approves Germany lending project to provide housing to migrants and refugees
- PACE's visit to detention centre in Austria and other activities
- Migrant women´s access to protection and services
- Intercultural approach to engaging with religious minorities
- Convention on violence against women: first monitoring visit