Weekly Editorial: EU is Crossing the Red Line by Preventing Refugees from Crossing its Borders
All week alarming news has circulated of the situation at the EU-Turkey border. ECRE called on Europe to stay calm and stay human, using the positive alternatives at its disposal. A Joint Statement from organisations in Greece published below denounces the responses...
Report ‘Follow the Money III’ Solidarity: The use of AMIF funds to Incentivise Resettlement and Relocation in the EU
The third ‘Follow the Money’ report maps and assesses the use of financial incentives (lump sums) allocated under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) to EU Member States (MS) participating in refugee resettlement and intra-EU relocation. The four case...
Blog on N.D. and N.T. v. Spain: Do Hot Returns Require Dold Decision-Making?
Read the full version of this blog by Stavros Papageorgopoulos, Legal Officer and EDAL Coordinator (ECRE), on the European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL) managed by ECRE. Two weeks ago, Strasbourg saw the latest jurisprudential addition to its limited body of case law...
Serbia: Report on the Right to Asylum in 2019
ECRE member Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) has released the report ‘Right to Asylum in the Republic of Serbia 2019’ providing a thorough analysis of developments related to asylum procedures, reception conditions and integration in Serbia. While recognising...
AIDA 2019 Update: Bulgaria*
The updated Country Report on Bulgaria documents developments in the area of asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2019. The Bulgarian governments draft proposal to amend the Law on Asylum and...
Joint Statement: “Protect our laws and humanity!”
Athens, 6 March 2020 – The undersigned organisations are deeply concerned about recent developments at the Evros border and the Aegean islands where people are stranded at the borders of Europe, instrumentalized for political purposes, and subject to violations of...
MFF Resources for Asylum and Migration Risk Sharp Reduction in the Negotiating Process
After the failure of the extraordinary European Summit from the 20th of February, the EU still does not have an agreement on the size and components of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which is supposed to define the EU budget for the next 7 years...
ECRE Statement on the Situation at the Greek Turkish Border
Stay Calm, Stay Human ECRE is highly concerned about the political developments emanating from last week’s events in Idlib, Syria and urges calm and measured response, focused on accepting refugees and sharing responsibility across Europe. ECRE condemns acts of...