Another deportation flight took off on 7 April and forcibly returned 20 people to Afghanistan, despite the deteriorating security situation for the civilian population in the country. Tareq Alaows, a Syrian refugee, has withdrawn his candidacy for this year’s federal...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Austria provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2020. Access to the territory...
As the scandals mount at Frontex, the question arises as to who will and who can hold Frontex to account. The situation also demonstrates much about contemporary EU asylum policies and the conflicting roles of the different agencies and institutions in the EU’s...
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson toured the eastern Aegean and announced over 250 million euro of EU funds for reception structures on five Greek islands. The Commissioner and Greek Minister of Migration and Asylum Notis Mitarachi said new...
The UNAVFOR MED IRINI mandate without search and rescue component is extended until 31 March 2023. At the first meeting of the European Search and Rescue Contact Group, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson reiterated the message that no one must be...
Three months after the fire at Lipa camp, living conditions remain dire for people on the move in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) where around 2,500 people are sleeping in makeshift tents, squats, or in substandard military tents. With spring arriving, attempts...
On Wednesday 24 March, the European Commission has published its proposal for a Council recommendation on a European Child Guarantee, a financial instrument outlining five objectives for children in poverty including free healthcare, free education, free childcare,...
On March 26 and 30 the Slovenian National Assembly approved the amendments to the International Protection Act (IPA) and the Foreigners act with changes coming into force in April 2021. According to ECRE member Legal-Informational Centre for NGOs (PIC) the new...
The French police have denied firing shots while attempting to turn a group of migrants back into Italy. Earlier last week, Italian authorities evicted migrants from a house in the border town of Oulx and charged activists for occupying private property. A judge has...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Belgium tracks recent developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2020. In 2020, the number of applicants (16,910) for international...
