European Parliament Study: EU legal framework on smuggling violates international law, deters humanitarian assistance and deteriorates situation of irregular migrants

10th February 2017 | News

A European Parliament study “Fit for purpose? The Facilitation Directive and the criminalisation of humanitarian assistance to irregular migrants’” finds the EU legal framework on smuggling bears inconsistencies with international law and negatively impacts Irregular...

New project seeks solutions to inadequate family care for unaccompanied children

10th February 2017 | News

Research shows that children who grow up in institutions fall behind in their development compared to children who grow up in families. The ALFACA- project aims to improve family care for unaccompanied minors in Europe by increasing the basic knowledge among...

Poland to follow Slovenia in closing borders for refugees

10th February 2017 | News

The President of Slovenia has signed into law legislative amendments to the Slovenian Aliens Act, entrusting the Parliament with the power to “close the borders” due to a serious threat to public order and security caused by migrations. In Poland draft amendments to...

Trumpian horror stories: part 1

2nd February 2017 | News

Photo: Catherine Woollard, ECRE Secretary General interviewed on Trump initiative. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January, President Trump signed an Executive Order blocking access to the US for citizens of seven countries and for refugees. Each...

Weekly Editorial: Willful denial: ignoring consequences of outsourcing protection

27th January 2017 | News

It should not take an intervention from the Ombudsman to convince the European Commission that an assessment of the human rights implications of the EU-Turkey deal is needed. However, the approach from the Commission seems to be one of deliberate blindness. At the...