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Sweden: Restrictive changes to asylum and immigration law

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 An amended Bill presented by the Swedish government, which contains restrictive changes to its immigration and asylum law, is currently going through Parliament. The proposals are aimed at introducing temporary provisions to reduce asylum regulations ‘to...

EU-Turkey deal: praised by EU leaders, condemned by NGOs

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 On Saturday 23 April, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during an official visit to the country. The visit was a...

French authorities under court order to register asylum applications

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 The Administrative Tribunal of Paris has delivered several judgments ordering prefectural authorities to complete the registration of asylum applications by persons facing excessive delays in accessing the procedure. The Administrative Tribunal ruled...

Australia’s detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal, rules Papua New Guinea’s highest court

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled that the detention of asylum seekers by Australia on Manus Island is in breach of the country’s constitution. Australia’s policies of paying Papua New Guinea to hold asylum seekers and refugees who try to reach...

Vacancy: ECRE is recruiting a Communications and Events Assistant

28th April 2016 | Vacancies

28 April 2016 ECRE is offering an 11-month Communications and Events internship, starting preferably as soon as possible. The assistant will support the Media & Communications Team in a wide range of tasks, including writing articles for the ECRE Weekly Bulletin...

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