JHA Council: New Proposals, Old Problems
A German non-paper on a reform of the common European asylum system proposes a new distribution mechanism for asylum seekers in the EU and the processing of asylum application in transit centres at the external EU borders. German ECRE member Pro Asyl warns of...
Council Gives Green Light for Migration Statistics Regulation Reform
The Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER II) of the Council of the European Union approved on 4 December 2019 the political agreement reached by co-legislators on the reform of the Migration Statistics Regulation, governing the asylum and migration data...
France Cancels the Delivery of Six Boats to Libya
On 2 December 2019, the French Minister of the Armies, Florence Parly, announced that France had cancelled the delivery of six boats to the so-called Libyan coastguard. The announcement follows intense critique and legal actions from civil society organisations. The...
Turkish Authorities Confiscate Personal Data of Hundreds of Turkish Asylum-Seekers
Turkish authorities arrested a Turkish lawyer working for the German embassy in Ankara and confiscated personal data of at least 83 asylum-seekers. The number of persons in danger after fleeing Turkey is potentially much higher. Yilmaz S. was arrested on September 17...
France: Another Round of Evacuations – Still Shortage of Sustainable Solutions
Following the clearance of a makeshift camp in northern Paris in early November and the removal by French policy of 1000 people, another two evacuations have taken place on November 28 in the Porte d’Aubervilliers camp and the Saint-Germain-en-Laye forest on...
Human Rights Watch: Denial of Education for Rohingya Refugee Children
On 3 December 2019, Human Rights Watch published a report entitled “Are We Not Human?” which analyses the Bangladeshi government’s policy to deny education for over 400,000 Rohingya refugee children. The report urges the Bangladeshi government to end its policy...
The Role of EASO Operations in National Asylum Systems: ECRE Report
In a comparative report published today, ECRE analyses the operations of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) involving deployment of experts in the asylum procedures of Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Malta. The Agency currently has ongoing operations and over 900...
Weekly Editorial: Security in Our Homes Does Not Begin at Our Borders!
This week saw the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a reminder that for many women in Europe the greatest threat to their physical security is the man they live with. In France, protestors demanded action and the government scrambled to...