Joint Statement: The Pact on Migration and Asylum: to provide a fresh start and avoid past mistakes, risky elements need to be addressed and positive aspects need to be expanded
The commitment to a more human approach to protection and the emphasis on the fact that migration is needed and positive for Europe with which the European Commission launched the Pact on Migration and Asylum is welcome. However, this rhetoric is reflected only...
ECRE Policy Note: AMIF: Incentivising Resettlement, Relocation and Integration, Not Dublin Returns
In its latest Policy Note ECRE publishes proposals for using AMIF lump sum funding as an incentive to encourage resettlement, relocation and integration. Following the agreement reached among the EU’s Member States in July on the Recovery Plan and EU budget,...
Interview: #HardlyRocketScience – the People who Made it Happen: Coco from Yalta Club and Kaleido Ray
Artists, performers and videographers have invested their skills and creativity in the rights of people seeking protection in Europe. They joined the call of ECRE’s #HardlyRocketScience campaign to make sure European politicians would respect fundamental human rights...
Balkan Route: Thousands Stuck at External EU Borders Face Destitution and Violence from Locals and Those Keeping the Gate Closed
Local authorities in Krajina emptied a reception centre and restrict access to others, despite available capacity, leaving more than 2,500 people without shelter. New attacks by local residents towards people on the move occurred in Velika Kladuša municipality. In...
Greece: Closure of Accommodation for Vulnerable Amid Deteriorating Conditions in Camps, Transfers to Mainland
Accommodation centres for vulnerable people are being closed while the situation continues to deteriorate in Greek camps including in the new tented camp on Lesvos, the Vathy camp on Samos, and Malakasa north of Athens. 930 recognized refugees departed for Athens from...
Med: Death Toll Rising, Search and Rescue Capacities Low and the Pact Misses Opportunity to Decriminalise Saving of Lives at Sea
September has seen almost 200 drownings at the Mediterranean Sea within only a few days. Authorities delay rescue missions and capacities remain low with several rescue vessels blocked in ports. The Italian government plans to reduce fines for NGOs that violate...
France: Ban on Food Distribution in Calais City Centre Appealed to Council of State, Police Dismantles Makeshift Camp
After the administrative court in Lille rejected a request to suspend the ban on food distribution in the city centre of Calais, 13 civil society organisations filed an appeal with the Council of State on 23 September. French police dismantled a makeshift camp in...
UK: Plans to Outsource Asylum Interviews, Offshore Asylum Processing Centres, and Requirements to Sign on Amid the Second Wave
Earlier this week, the UK Home Office announced that it is considering outsourcing asylum interviews to commercial contractors. It was also reported that the Home Office had considered the possibility of the construction of offshore asylum processing centres on...