European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on December 18, 2025 - 15:58 GMT

BALKAN ROUTE: EU-Western Balkan Summit held in Brussels ― UK invests £10m to fight people smuggling in Western Balkans ― State ...

EU and Western Balkan leaders held a high-level summit on 17 December in Brussels. The UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hosted a meeting with her counterparts from the Western Balkans. State authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are preparing …

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Published on December 17, 2025 - 14:51 GMT

Interview with Samanta Brahaj and Victoria Salaza Cruz from VOICIFY

How would you describe yourselves and your organisation? We are young people with lived migration experience. Too often, we are (only) labelled as Young Refugees, Exiled, Migrants, Asylum Seekers, or Undocumented (YREMASUD). But before anything else, we …

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Published on December 16, 2025 - 21:54 GMT

ECRE Comments Paper: Qualifications Regulation

ECRE has published a comments paper on the Regulation on standards for the qualification of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary …

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Published on December 12, 2025 - 11:55 GMT

Interview with Prince Dengha from Mosaico – Action for Refugees

How would you describe yourself and your organisation? I see myself as a candle that goes around looking for other candles that are extinguished or about to go out, to give them back the flame that will illuminate not only their path but also that of …

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Published on December 12, 2025 - 11:54 GMT

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Media investigation reveals rising deportations of Sudanese refugees; highlights criticism of muted UNHCR ...

A recent media investigation has revealed a sharp rise in the deportation of Sudanese refugees from Egypt and highlighted criticism of the United Nations Refugee Agency’s perceived lack of action on it. The Libyan government has announced plans to step up …

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Published on December 12, 2025 - 11:54 GMT

EDITORIAL: Migration policies drifting ever further away from evidence, stranded ever closer to inhumanity

By Julie Lejeune Taking stock of recent European policy developments in the field of asylum and migration, most prominently the recent Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting, requires a clear head as new lows have been reached in terms of respect …

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Published on December 5, 2025 - 01:18 GMT

Interview with Artemis Akbary from the Afghan LGBTIQ+ Organization (ALO)

How would you describe yourself and your organisation? I’m a queer Afghan refugee and the Executive Director of the Afghanistan LGBTIQ+ Organisation (ALO), an LGBTIQ+ refugee-led organisation committed to supporting LGBTIQ+ refugees and people seeking …

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Published on December 5, 2025 - 01:18 GMT

MEDITERRANEAN: Launch of the Pact for the Mediterranean ― Cyprus presents priorities for upcoming EU Council presidency ― Media ...

The Pact for the Mediterranean has been launched at a high-level event in Barcelona. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has unveiled the priorities of his country’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the EU. A new investigation has revealed how …

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Published on December 5, 2025 - 01:18 GMT

Joint Shadow Report for the GREVIO Baseline Evaluation of the EU

ECRE and three of its member organisations have submitted a joint shadow report as a contribution to the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) baseline evaluation procedure in respect of the EU. This …

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Published on December 5, 2025 - 01:18 GMT

Joint Civil Society Statement on the Council’s Position on the Return Regulation Proposal

We, the undersigned civil society organisations across Europe, express deepest concern regarding the direction that discussions on the proposal for a Return Regulation are currently taking in the Council of the European Union. The compromise text prepared …

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Published on November 29, 2025 - 05:19 GMT

Vacancy: Legal Assistant

|Published on: 27th November 2025|Categories: Vacancies| The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is looking to recruit a Legal Assistant to assist its Legal Support and Litigation (LSL) Team with tasks related to the European Legal Network on …

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Published on November 29, 2025 - 05:19 GMT

First Caring to Include Toolkit

We are proud to announce the publication of the first Caring to Include toolkit, developed to strengthen the well-being of staff and volunteers who support refugees and people seeking protection. This toolkit marks an important milestone in the project, …

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Published on November 27, 2025 - 15:49 GMT

European Parliament Draft Reports on Amendments to the Asylum Procedure Regulation on Safe Country Concepts

The Asylum Procedures Regulation (APR) which will be applicable from July 2026 significantly reforms the procedural architecture of EU asylum law. Among its more controversial features is the mainstreaming of “safe country” concepts (i.e. safe country of …

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Published on November 27, 2025 - 14:49 GMT

New Handbook Supports Civil Society in Building Strong Communities of Practice

The Handbook for Setting Up a Community of Practice is now available. It was developed within the Erasmus+ project Caring to Include and gives civil society organisations supporting refugees across Europe a clear, practical roadmap, guiding them through …

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Published on November 27, 2025 - 13:48 GMT

ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Hundreds rescued along Atlantic route in recent weeks ― EU accused of facilitating abuse of people on ...

Hundreds of people have been rescued from small boats trying to reach Europe via the Atlantic migration route in recent weeks. A media investigation has accused the EU of being complicit in a crackdown on people trying to leave Senegal in order to travel …

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Published on November 20, 2025 - 21:18 GMT

European Parliament Draft Report on Return Regulation

On 11 November, the European Parliament’s (EP) rapporteur on the proposal for a Regulation establishing a common system for the return of third country nationals (TCNs) staying illegally in the Union (commonly referred to as the Return Regulation) …

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Published on November 20, 2025 - 21:18 GMT

AIDA Statistical Update: The Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation in 2024

|Published on: 20th November 2025|Categories: News| The latest AIDA statistical update provides an update on developments in legislation, policy and practice relating to the implementation of the Dublin III Regulation in 2024, and an overview of case law …

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Published on November 20, 2025 - 14:00 GMT

UK: Government announces major changes to asylum policy ― Another damning assessment of Brook House detention centre ― New report ...

The government has unveiled a number of draconian changes to UK asylum policy. A media investigation into the operation of one of the UK’s immigration detention centres has painted a damning picture of drug abuse and violence set against the backdrop of …

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Published on November 14, 2025 - 11:08 GMT

ONLINE EVENT: From Proposal to Law? Briefing for refugee-led and migrant-led organisations and advocates on the EU Return ...

|Published on: 14th November 2025|Categories: News| ECRE is organising a webinar on the EU Return Regulation Proposal. Title: From Proposal to Law? Briefing for refugee-led and migrant-led organisations and advocates on the EU Return Regulation Proposal …

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Published on November 13, 2025 - 15:06 GMT

MEDITERRANEAN: More deaths of people on the move ― New ‘Justice Fleet’ severs ties with Libyan Coast Guard ― Greek Coast Guard ...

At least 45 people have died in two tragic incidents within the space of a week. A new alliance of search and rescue (SAR) NGOs has announced that it is cutting communication with the Libyan Coast Guard. The head of the Greek Coast Guard and three other …

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