Executive director for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), Hans Leijtens, visited Athens amid speculations of a decrease in the agency’s engagement in Greece. The situation for refugees and asylum seekers remains dire according to new NGO reports. ...
People continue taking dangerous journeys to Europe despite expanded partnerships with third countries and tactics to delay or prevent assistance to people in distress. Search and rescue efforts continue on the Atlantic Route as well as the Mediterranean route, the...
The “senselessly cruel Act” called “Illegal Migration Bill” has passed all stages in the Parliament and received the Royal Assent amid outrage and concerns by refugee rights organisations. The British government has been criticized after announcing “unfair” plans to...
EU’s signing of an agreement for a “strategic and comprehensive partnership” with the Tunisian regime has sparked severe critique from MEPs, experts and human rights organisations. Meanwhile, violence and crackdown on Sub-Saharan Africans continue including purges to...
This briefing prepared on the basis of country updates from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) managed by ECRE, provides an overview of key trends in asylum in Europe in 2022 as documented in AIDA. The briefing demonstrates that, while asylum systems are in place...
