30 January 2015 In its observations on the situation of asylum in Greece published today, UNHCR recommends that other EU countries continue to refrain from returning asylum seekers to Greece. While welcoming some improvements in Greece’s asylum system -such as reforms...
30 January 2015 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution in its plenary session calling on Ukraine to fully implement the newly adopted legislation on the rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and further requests the...
30 January 2015 More than 19,000 immigrants, including over 5,000 Syrian nationals, were apprehended during the Joint Operation ‘Mos Maiorum’, according to a leaked copy of the final report. The main nationalities intercepted during the operation were...
30 January 2015 The Czech Republic has committed to resettle 70 Syrian refugees who sought refuge in Jordan. Refugee families with sick or injured children who will undergo medical treatment in Czech hospitals will be the main beneficiaries. For further information:...
30 January 2015 ECRE and the Danish Refugee Council have issued a discussion paper exploring how refugee diasporas contribute to the development of their countries of origin and how they co-operate with NGOs, development organisations and donors. The paper argues that...
