EU leaders should stop shedding crocodile tears and focus on measures that save lives and provide access to protection for refugees

20th December 2013 | News

ECRE has today published a statement in reaction to EU leaders’ endorsement at the European Council meeting of the outcome of the Task Force on the Mediterranean, created after the shipwreck off the Lampedusa coast a few months ago. The Task Force had been created to...

Member States due to have transposed the recast Qualification Directive into their national systems by 21 December

20th December 2013 | News

Tomorrow, 21 December, is the deadline for the transposition into national legislation of the recast Qualification Directive, which aims at introducing a uniform status and protection for refugees and persons eligible for subsidiary protection. Member States bound by...

Christine and Ziad reunited for 2014 after a year of torment

18th December 2013 | News

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Irish Refugee Council: Irish reception system is inhumane and costly – Urgent need for an alternative

16th December 2013 | News

The Irish Refugee Council (IRC) launched a report on alternatives to Ireland’s reception system for asylum seekers, known as ‘Direct Provision’. The report shows that there is an urgent need for an alternative reception system for asylum seekers that is both humane...

European Network on Statelessness publishes guide on good practices in statelessness determination procedures

16th December 2013 | News

The European Network on Statelessness (ENS) has launched this week a guide on good practices in statelessness determination procedures. The guide is intended as a tool for countries considering the establishment or the improvement of such a procedure, and for civil...