The Future of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund: Our Call for More Humane, Transparent and Effective Resources for Asylum and Migration in the Union
Last October, the EU institutions have resumed discussions on the new Asylum and Migration Fund (AMF) proposal, part of the wider negotiations on the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF 2021-2027) of the EU. Together with a number of other NGOs, UNHCR and IOM,...
The IRC Calls for a Renewed and Improved EU Action Plan on Integration
In its latest policy brief, “Getting Back on Track” the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for the renewal of the EU Action Plan on Integration to complement and coordinate efforts aimed at fostering the integration of refugees and asylum-seekers in the EU....
Senior Legal Officer – EU Asylum Law
The position holder will play a central role in developing and managing ECRE’s legal and political advocacy work on the right to asylum in Europe. The work aims to influence the EU’s legal framework on asylum and its implementation in the EU Member States, associated...
Op-ed: Refugees Shouldn’t Be Used as Props to Alert to the Dangers of Climate Change
By François Gemenne & Caroline Zickgraf François Gemenne is Director of the Hugo Observatory at the University of Liège and Lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Caroline Zickgraf is Deputy Director at the Hugo Observatory. Her research...
#VoicesOfECRE: Herbert Langthaler
Interview with Dr. Herbert Langthaler, public relations, presentations, education outreach: Asylkoordination Oesterreich (Austria) ECRE is an alliance of 104 NGOs across 41 European countries the diverse membership ranges from large INGOs with global presence to small...
Med: Armed Intervention against Rescue Ship and Pull-Back to Libya
Last week has seen a series of alarming developments on the Mediterranean including well-documented armed intimidation by a Libyan force toward an NGO ship carrying out a rescue operation, and a pull-back to Libya facilitated by Maltese authorities. Video footage...
Series of Incidents of People Risking Their Life on Refrigerated Trucks to Reach UK
A few days after 39 people were found dead in the back of a truck close to London, 20 people were discovered in the back of refrigerated trucks in France and Belgium. Fleeing war-torn countries, they hoped to reach the UK via this life-endangering pathway. On...
Greece: New Restrictions on Rights and Procedural Guarantees in International Protection Bill*
The International Protection Bill presented by the Greek Ministry of Citizen Protection brings about several restrictions on individual rights and procedural guarantees in the Greek asylum system. The bill tabled to Parliament on 21 October 2019 following a five-day...