An Ombudsman report denounces the conditions in the Canary Islands and calls to end the approach of containing people in Europe’s periphery. The situation of migrants in the Canary Islands was also debated by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs...
In three decisions, the Danish Refugee Appeals Board (Flygtningenaevnet) has declared the situation in the Rif Damascus governorate (greater Damascus) safe enough for return, widening the geographical area considered safe by Danish authorities. Accordingly, the...
Asylum applications dropped in 2020 by 18 per cent, whilst the number of people awaiting a decision reached a new high. More than 50 per cent of the asylum seekers at the Napier Barracks were COVID positive, asylum seekers housed in hotels have been threatened and...
On 24 February 2021, ECRE published a legal note on the ‘Cessation of International Protection and Review of Protection Statuses in Europe’ authored by Dr Maria O’Sullivan, Senior Lecturer at Monash University, Faculty of Law. The note sets out the legal obligations...
This Policy Note offers ECRE’s assessment and recommendations in relation to the Regulation on asylum and migration management (RAMM) In September 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) presented a New Pact on Migration and Asylum (the Pact). It aims to...
