6th February 2025 | News ECRE has published a comments paper on the Regulation introducing the screening of third-country nationals at the external borders, commonly known as the Screening Regulation. The Screening Regulation was adopted in June 2024 as …
There was a 25% increase in the number of people who crossed the Channel in small boats in 2024, and a record number of deaths. The government has unveiled a draft law aimed at strengthening border security and repealing various elements of its predecessor …
The new federal government led by the Flemish nationalist New Flemish Alliance has promised major reforms to the asylum system. 39,615 people applied for international protection in 2024, the highest number since 2015. 3,000 single men continue to be …
The German parliament has narrowly rejected a migration law that was proposed by the conservative opposition and supported by the far-right. Thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest against mainstream political parties’ co-operation with …
By Karl Kopp and Wiebke Judith By aligning itself with the far right, so-called Alternative for Germany (AfD), to push through brazenly unlawful asylum and migration policies, Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) under Friedrich Merz are not merely …
30th January 2025 | News The Council for the Judiciary has urged the government to delay the introduction of its planned new asylum laws until the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into force in 2026. The Inspectorate of Justice and Security has …
By Catherine Woollard Before the inauguration of Trump, there was a lot of discussion both inside and outside the US of strategies for managing his pending arrival. It already looks very naïve after the blitz of measures unleashed, many of them truly …
Four children have died in two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. A recent NGO report has revealed that people housed in the closed controlled access centre on the Greek island of Samos are subjected to invasive surveillance practices. The Italian government …
The European Commission (EC) is planning to overhaul its funding to Tunisia in response to revelations of abuses committed by EU-funded security forces. The EC has signed a € 3 billion agreement with Jordan. The Tunisian parliament is deliberating a draft …
23rd January 2025 | News The number of recorded irregular arrivals on the Canary Islands reached an all-time record in 2024. A new NGO report has revealed that at least 10,457 people died or disappeared trying to reach Spain via maritime routes in 2024. …
The Italian Consortium of Solidarity has called for ‘careful’ reading of new data from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) that shows a significant decrease in the number of irregular crossings on the Western Balkan route in 2024. The EU …
The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is organising an in-person training seminar on the legislative instruments of the Pact on Migration and Asylum on 5-6 March 2025 in Brussels. Objective The aim of this 1.5 day training seminar is to …
There has been a threefold increase in the number of recorded irregular crossings on the Eastern Borders route. The Polish government has made border security a priority of Poland’s presidency of the Council of the EU. The Polish government has adopted a …
22nd January 2025 | 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 2023, and an overview of case law on the suspension of Dublin …
22nd January 2025 | News The latest AIDA comparative report provides an overview of access to socio-economic rights for beneficiaries of temporary protection (TPBs) in Europe. It covers the main trends, challenges and good practices regarding access to …
Critics have argued that EU aid to Egypt strengthens President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s authoritarian rule and enables the repression of refugees and dissidents. Libyan authorities have deported more than 600 people to Niger. NGOs and advocates in have …
16th January 2025 | News There has been a major decrease in the number of recorded irregular crossings in the Mediterranean. Although the number of recorded deaths and disappearances in the Mediterranean fell in 2024, at least 2,300 lives may have been …
The European Commission (EC) is planning to increase the support it provides to EU member states to counter the instrumentalisation of people trying to cross the EU’s eastern border irregularly. An NGO report has revealed that Polish authorities have been …
Three NGOs have accused Greek authorities of continuing to subject people held in pre-removal detention centres (PRDCs) to conditions which could amount to “torture or inhuman and degrading treatment”. An NGO report has revealed that the number of child …
By Catherine Woollard While Europe grappled with the momentous events in Syria, other developments this week may also have a lasting impact on refugees in Europe. As well as a heavy agenda at and in the margins of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council …
