11th September 2020 | News
The crack-down on civilian search and rescue actors continues with the airplane Moonbird conducting aerial monitoring of people in distress grounded by Italian authorities. The move reducing search capacity happens amid a deadly crisis at the Mediterranean. The...
11th September 2020 | News
Arrivals in the Canary Islands surge, reflecting a shift towards the Atlantic route with improvised accommodation facilities not meeting basic standards. Reception conditions in Melilla continue to be devastating and are criticised by Council of Europe’s Commissioner...
11th September 2020 | News
The UK’s proposal for a system of reunification for unaccompanied children seeking asylum with their families in the UK or Europe was rejected by the EU. The proposal was rejected at a time where an increasing number of small boats are attempting to cross the Channel,...
4th September 2020 | News
On 3 September 2020, Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe delivered his opinion in case C-616/19 concerning the interpretation of the rules on admissibility laid down in Directive 2005/85/EC as applied in a Member State bound by DRIII Regulation. The initial...
4th September 2020 | News
In a further attempt to clamp down on migrants crossing the Channel, the British government is intensifying efforts to return people under the Dublin procedure via chartered flights that specifically target people who have entered the UK via the Channel to return them...
4th September 2020 | News
On 30 August 2020, five Eritrean nationals entered Italy after obtaining entry visas in order to access procedures for obtaining international protection after they were illegally returned to Libya in 2009. Their arrival follows a November 2019 ruling by the Court of...
4th September 2020 | News
The 353 survivors onboard the search and rescue vessel Sea-Watch 4 have finally been allowed to disembark in Palermo. 27 people rescued on 5 August remain stranded at sea off Malta with supplies running out. An increase of arrivals leaves the hotspot in Lampedusa...
4th September 2020 | News
As a reaction to the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in May Hungary closed the controversial transit zones and introduced a new asylum system, according to ECRE member Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) de facto removing the country from...
4th September 2020 | News
Amid mounting evidence of systematic push-backs from Greece, Shipping Minister Ioannis Plakiotakis states that 10,000 people have been prevented access in 2020. Greek authorities have extended the lockdown of all structures hosting refugees and migrants until 15...
