01 June 2026
Crossing a Line in Plain Sight
On May 15, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe unanimously adopted a political Declaration on the ECHR at their annual session in Chișinău. What was adopted is more measured than the political statements that preceded it. But the underlying tension – driven by the demand of some states to pursue more restrictive migration policies without being constrained by the Convention – remains. By purporting to define what Convention guarantees substantively mean, the member states have crossed a line that no diplomatic phrasing can neutralise. Continue reading >>
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