The NGO Alarm Phone reports that 65 people in distress at sea have been waiting for rescue in the Maltese SAR zone since Friday morning. Despite alerts Coast Guards refused responsibility. Evidence of inaction by EU and national authorities putting lives at risk keeps...
The European Commission has accepted the Greek denial of responsibility for a deadly shooting on the border with Turkey on March 4. A new report adds to the mounting evidence of collective expulsions also referred to as push-backs to Turkey. Médecins Sans Frontières...
Ahead of the visit of French incoming interior minister Gérald Darmanin, Calais saw one of the “most brutal” evictions of the informal camp since 2016. The mayor demands an expansion of detention and border practices similar to those ruled illegal by the French...
On 8 July 2020, the French Council of State found the Ministry of Interior responsible for the violation of the right to access the asylum procedure at the border between France and Italy. The decision referred to an incident at the border last May, when a woman and...
The Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) has passed on to police personal details of thousands of asylum seekers including date of birth, ethnicity and religion. The Dutch data protection authority, legal experts, and the Dutch Council for...
In the framework of their project Deploying Good Practice: Influencing EU Funding for Inclusion, ECRE and PICUM have revised their recommendations for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF 2021-2027) in light of the Commission’s Recovery plan ‘Next Generation...
In the framework of the project Deploying Good Practice: Influencing EU Funding for Inclusion, ECRE members Solidarity Now and Greek Forum of Refugees, together with Terre des Hommes and Generation 2.0 have published their recommendations to the Greek government for...
The 2020 Advanced ELENA course on ‘Asylum in Europe: ensuring protection and fundamental rights compliance’ will take place on Friday 30 October and Saturday 31 October 2020. Given the growing concerns around COVID-19 and the uncertainty of the restrictions in...
Adjustments to the EU’s long-term budget in times of Corona and pressure to conclude a post-Brexit agreement with the UK are likely to cause significant delay in the announced reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). In the beginning of the year, the CEAS...
The Greek government has announced an extension of the lock-down of 120,000 people in camps on the islands and the mainland. Human Rights Watch (HRW) expresses concern over a large number of unaccompanied children remaining detained in police stations and pre-removal...
