22nd November 2019 | News
In four operations, NGO ships rescued nearly 300 people fleeing Libya this week. Amid deepened cooperation between EU member states and the so-called Libyan coastguard (LCG), an NGO spokesperson denounces the situation in the Central Mediterranean as “worse as it has...
22nd November 2019 | News
The Greek Ministry of Defence announced on 20 November 2019 new plans for strengthening border control and effecting returns of asylum seekers to Turkey, including the gradual closure of the Reception and Identification Centres (RIC) of Moria, Vial and Vathy on...
22nd November 2019 | News
People seeking refuge in Belgium are again unable to their claims due to a lack of reception places in the reception system. On 18 November 2019, as many as 60 people were denied access to the asylum procedure due to a shortage of reception places in Belgium. They...
22nd November 2019 | News
The Dutch State Secretary for Asylum and Migration has announced that asylum seekers will no longer receive state-provided legal assistance and representation during the examination of their claim at first instance. Applicants in the regular procedure are currently...
22nd November 2019 | News
On 21 November 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered its judgment on Z. A and Others v Russia, a case concerning the confinement of four men in the transit zone of the Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow. The court found the confinement a violation...
22nd November 2019 | News
On 21 November 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered its judgment on the detention of two Bangladeshi nationals in the Röszke transit zone and their subsequent removal to Serbia. The case was referred to the Grand Chamber (GC) by the Hungarian...
22nd November 2019 | News
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered today its judgment in Haqbin, where it ruled that Member States cannot order the withdrawal, even temporary, of material reception conditions in case an asylum seeker seriously violates the house rules of a...
22nd November 2019 | News
New research published by the European University Institute suggests that Search and Rescue (SAR) activities in the Mediterranean, especially those carried out by NGOs, are not incentivizing departures of boats from Libyan shores. Combining data from UNHCR, IOM and...
22nd November 2019 | News
Joint Letter November 2019 Stories and images of people stranded on boats in the Mediterranean have long been covering news outlets. People are stuck on boats for weeks without adequate support such as water, food, and medical care and ultimately risk being denied...
14th November 2019 | News
ECRE has published a Policy Note on the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) in and by Europe and set out recommendations for the EU and its Member States (MS) to pledge to the Global Refugee Forum. The Global Refugee Forum will be an important...
