On 8 April, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties will debate the draft report by Birgit Sippel (S&D, German) on the proposal for a directive on preventing and combating the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence in the EU (see EUROPE B13545A3).
In particular, the rapporteur proposes to exclude humanitarian assistance from criminal offences in order to “protect the crucial life-saving work of civil society organisations and to focus the proposal on the...