Bosnia and Herzegovina: Thousands Remain Stuck in Freezing Temperatures on EU’s Doorstep over Political Dissent

8th January 2021 | News

As temperatures drop below zero, about 2,500 people are sleeping rough in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) of which several hundreds remain in squalid conditions at the burned-down Lipa camp that was destroyed by a fire on 23 December. While housing...

Med: 265 Survivors Disembarked in Italy, Loss of Lives at Sea Continues, Ongoing Fight for Freeing the Civil Fleet

8th January 2021 | News

265 people rescued by the NGO Open Arms disembarked in Italy, where survivors and crew members were placed in quarantine. At least 35 people drowned within the past two weeks in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescue capacity remains low as the civil fleet continues to be...

Atlantic Route: Deadly Incidents and Concern over Conditions for Children

8th January 2021 | News

Four dead bodies were found onboard a boat carrying 47 people, landing in Tenerife on 5 January. 15 people lost their lives on 23 December after authorities failed “to act quickly” to alerts of a boat in distress in Spanish waters. Concern over conditions for 2,500...

UK: Landmark Ruling on Non-Binary Identity, Home Office Fails to Compensate Windrush Victims and Refuses to Investigate Impact of Deportations on Children and Families

8th January 2021 | News

In a landmark ruling, refugee status has been granted relating to a person’s non-binary identity for the first time in a UK Court. This comes amidst critique of the Home Office for failing to compensate Windrush victims despite plans to fast-track payments. The Home...

Editorial: Progress on the Pact: Not in our Name

18th December 2020 | News

This week ECRE launches its detailed analysis of the legislative proposals accompanying the Pact on Migration and Asylum, while discussions in the Justice and Home Affairs Council lead one to question whether the proposals are going anywhere at all. The German...

ECRE Comments: on the Commission Amended Proposal for an Asylum Procedures Regulation COM (2020) 611 Border Asylum Procedures and Border Return Procedures

18th December 2020 | News

ECRE is publishing key observations and recommendations on the Commission amended proposal for an Asylum Procedures Regulation. The main fundamental rights affected by the current proposal on the border procedure are the right to asylum (Article 18 EU Charter); the...

ECRE Policy Note: Screening out rights? Delays, Detention, Data concerns and the EU’s Proposal for a Pre-entry Screening process

18th December 2020 | News

In this Policy Note ECRE offers a summary of its assessment of the Screening Regulation COM(2020) 612 and proposed amendments. In September 2020, the European Commission proposed a New Pact on Migration and Asylum (the Pact) which it heralded as a new start that would...

ECRE Policy Note: Relying on a Fiction: New Amendments to the Asylum Procedures Regulation

18th December 2020 | News

In this Policy Note ECRE offers a summary of its Comments on the new amendments to the APR IN COM(2020) 611 and recommendations for the co-legislators In September 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) presented a New Pact on Migration and Asylum (the Pact),...

ECRE Comments: on the Commission Proposal for a Screening Regulation COM (2020) 612

18th December 2020 | News

ECRE is publishing key observations and recommendations on the Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council introducing a screening of third country nationals at the external borders. A new and welcome element laid down in the...

The Impact of the Second Wave of Lockdowns on the Position of People on the Move

11th December 2020 | News

Following the update provided on 28 May 2020, ECRE has now published the Information Sheet: COVID-19 Measures and Updates Related to Asylum and Migration Across Europe, in light of the second round of lockdown procedures adopted throughout Europe. Earlier this week,...