30 May 2014 Serbia’s asylum system and living conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) must be improved before it can join the EU, according to a report by a coalition of Serbian NGOs called ‘prEUgovor’, which includes ECRE Member Grupa 484. The...
30 May 2014 New statements of Syrian asylum seekers obtained by ECRE member Pro Asyl document their severe degrading and inhuman treatment while in Bulgaria. This new evidence has prompted the German NGO to call on Germany not to send any asylum seekers to Bulgaria...
20 May 2014 A conference on the situation of refugees fleeing Syria organised by Caritas International, in collaboration with ECRE and in the framework of the #HelpSyriasRefugees campaign, will take place in Brussels on 20 June, World Refugee Day. Speakers from...
23 May 2014 The European Commission has published its fifth Annual Report on Immigration and Asylum providing an overview of migration in the EU in 2013. Recalling the tragic events that took place off the Italian island of Lampedusa on 3 October 2013, in which more...
23 May 2014 A report by Amnesty International, published this week, shows that many refugees from Syria in Lebanon are unable to access crucial medical care. Amnesty stresses that many people, including those requiring emergency treatment, are either left untreated,...
