The European Parliament’s various political groups are expected to clash over the fate of NGOs and the definition of humanitarian assistance by 25 April, when they table their first amendments on the report by Birgit Sippel (S&D, German) regarding the directive on the facilitation of unauthorised entry, residence and transit.
This draft, published at the end of March (see EUROPE B13611A5), was first discussed by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties on Tuesday 8 April...