12th April 2024 | News The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum was adopted by the European Parliament (EP) on 10 April during its penultimate plenary session before the end of the current mandate. The ten legislative files that collectively make up the Pact …
The updated AIDA Country Report on Bulgaria provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2023. In 2023, …
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have repeated their criticism of the European Commission for signing migration agreements with North African countries. Three aid organisations are suing the Dutch government over its involvement in the 2016 EU- …
The trial of the nine men who have been charged with various offences in connection with the Pylos shipwreck tragedy is due to start on 21 May in Kalamata. The Ministry of Migration and Asylum has been fined € 175,000 for non-compliance with data …
ECRE is looking to recruit a Legal Assistant to join the Advocacy Team and support the work related to the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), which contains information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of international …
The EU plans to provide €164.5 million to the Tunisian security forces despite their mounting record of refugee rights violations. 65 bodies were discovered in a mass grave in Libya amid the ongoing interception of migrant boats and abuse of intercepted …
The number of people claiming asylum for the first time in Belgium decreased in 2023 but the country’s reception crisis continues unabated. The Irish government has unveiled plans to provide 14,000 state-owned accommodation places as new data shows that …
Provisional data from the UK Home Office has shown that a record 4644 people crossed the Channel in small boats in the first three months of 2024. The UK government has launched a new social media campaign in Vietnam as part of its efforts to reduce the …
A recent investigative report by EUobserver has revealed that migrants on the Balkan route are getting addicted to tranquillisers due to over-prescription and unbearable living conditions. The number of officers from the European Border and Coast Guard …
ECRE has published a policy note which analyses developments in policies and practices affecting Afghans seeking international protection in Europe. It provides a brief update on the current situation in Afghanistan and on the situation of Afghan refugees …
28th March 2024 | News In the context of ECRE’s ongoing WILL project (With Lawyers for Lawyers) which aims to increase the use of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU in asylum litigation, ECRE is organising a training event in Luxembourg that will …
The Rwanda Bill has passed another stage in its passage through parliament after votes in both houses but it is not expected to be finalised until mid-April. A migrant from South Sudan has been jailed after piloting a small boat carrying more than 50 …
Search and rescue organisations have reported rescuing more than 500 people in 10 days during which there were also 90 deaths. Search and rescue organisations have condemned dangerous interference by the so-called Libyan Coast Guard during rescue missions …
The European Union has signed a €7.4 billion agreement with Egypt amid efforts to expand its externalisation strategy and despite concerns over the EU’s possible complicity in human rights abuses. With famine imminent in the Gaza Strip, EU leaders have …
