|Published on: 2nd April 2026|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on the United Kingdom provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants …
|Published on: 1st April 2026|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Ukraine provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content …
More than 130,000 people have entered Syria from Lebanon since the start of the latest conflict. Several NGOs have used a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council to reiterate their concerns about the treatment of people on the move in Libya. The …
By Catherine Warin and Anna Smolinska On 26 March, MEPs will vote on the mandate to enter into interinstitutional negotiations regarding the future ‘Return Regulation’. There is a consensus on the need to modernise the EU’s legal framework for removing …
The government has introduced more reforms to the UK asylum system. The current UK-France migration agreement has faced a number of setbacks in recent weeks. Legal experts have warned that the Home Office’s use of AI in assessing asylum applications may be …
The Austrian government has given the green light to open negotiations with Uzbekistan on a possible migration agreement. The Czech government is preparing controversial legislation that could tighten rules for NGOs. The German ministry of the interior has …
By Reshad Jalali The existing EU Return Directive (2008) – although far from perfect (see ECRE’s previous analysis) – does contain a number of safeguards intended to prevent arbitrary decision-making, guarantee access to justice and protect individuals …
By Helene Asselman One may wonder why it still comes as a surprise that measures aimed at deterring people on the move not only cross every boundary of decency but increasingly also breach legal limits. However, many a lawyer both in and outside the …
A group of experts from the United Nations (UN) has expressed alarm over violations against people on the move in Egypt. The Supreme Court of Israel has suspended the government’s recent decision to order a large number of NGOs to halt their operations in …
A federal government minister has defied a court ruling that ordered the suspension of a number of asylum measures. A new report has revealed that more than 43,000 unaccompanied minors were reported to the Federal Public Service Justice’s Guardianship …
A new NGO report has revealed high numbers of pushbacks and violence against people on the move on Poland’s eastern borders. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has stated that Poland would be able to start laying mines along its border with Russia following …
|Published on: 5th March 2026|Categories: News| Wednesday 4 March marked the fourth anniversary of the activation of the EU Temporary Protection Directive (TPD). Originally adopted in 2001, the TPD was activated on 4 March 2022 in response to Russia’s full …
|Published on: 26th February 2026|Categories: News| A new NGO monitoring report has provided the latest data on arrivals in the city of Trieste on the Italy-Slovenia border. The Council of Europe’s European Committee for the Prevention of Torture has …
A new United Nations report has highlighted the extent of human rights violations and abuses that are being committed against people on the move in Libya. The unlawful detention and deportation of people on the move in Egypt appears to have increased in …
The first six weeks of 2026 have been the deadliest start to a year in the Mediterranean since the International Organization for Migration began collecting data in 2014. The Council of Europe’s European Committee for the Prevention of Torture has …
|Published on: 18th February 2026|Categories: News| ECRE has co-operated with the Brussels School of Governance at the Free University of Brussels (VUB) to produce a series of working papers on the possible scenarios that will follow the end of the EU …
How can organisations that support refugees become more sensitive to trauma and help prevent re-traumatisation? This question guided our third transnational meeting in Cyprus organised in the context of the Caring to Include project. Partners came together …
A collision between a Greek Coast Guard vessel and a speedboat carrying people on the move has resulted in at least 15 deaths and multiple injuries. A controversial migration law has been passed by Parliament. A new NGO report has once again raised …
|Published on: 12th February 2026|Categories: News| On 10 February, the European Parliament adopted a number of amendments to the Asylum Procedure Regulation, notably to introduce an EU-wide list of “safe countries of origin” (SCOs) and to revise the use …
By Minos Mouzourakis Painful questions have gripped Greece since the night of 3 February, when 15 people lost their lives and another 24 suffered severe injuries after a Greek Coast Guard vessel collided with a boat carrying refugees off the coast of the …
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