In March 2019, the EU Parliament and the Council adopted the text of the decision (EU) 2019/420 reshaping the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), as previously agreed at the end of 2018. With a view of strengthening Member States’ cooperation to reinforce the EU’s ability to respond to disasters (inside and outside the Union), the decision aims both…

In October 2019, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a non-binding resolution on A legal status for “climate refugees”. The Resolution affirms that the obligation to protect internally displaced persons lies under the responsibility of Member States and should represent the first level of legal protection in their legislation. Furthermore, the Resolution considers…