The European Network on Stateless (ENS,) a civil society alliance with 50 member organisations in over 30 countries has initiated a campaign to ensure protection for stateless people across Europe. The aims of the campaign are twofold: to ensure that all Member States...
The ECRE Annual General Conference took place in Prague on 9-11 October. Almost 100 representatives of refugee-focussed civil society organisations participated in the three-day event to discuss some of the most pressing issues in asylum, namely, Europe’s response to...
On 7 October 2013, ECRE published the ECRE Information Note on the recast Qualification Directive (Directive 2011/95/EU), which identifies who is in need of international protection and the content of rights granted to beneficiaries of international protection. The...
On 9 October, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on measures to be taken by the EU and its Member States in response to the increasing numbers of Syrian refugees arriving on EU territory and seeking international protection. Highlighting the dangers...
The recent tragedies that took place in the Mediterranean over the past weeks, where more than 400 migrants lost their lives have led to some reactions from European authorities, namely the increase in surveillance of the EU’s external borders. European Commissioner...
