


Rohingya Gather for Mass Protest at Second Anniversary of Their Forced Displacement
Approximately 200.000 people gathered for a peaceful protest in Cox Bazar in Bangladesh where more than 900.000 Rohingya have lived under grave conditions since their forced displacement from Myanmar following attacks and violence in August 2017. They demanded...Advanced ELENA Course: International protection in Europe: persistent challenges and litigation opportunities
The Advanced ELENA Course on “International protection in Europe: persistent challenges and litigation opportunities” will take place on Friday 8 November and Saturday 9 November 2019. The Course will be held in Hotel Riana de Tibera in Seville, Spain. This year the...
Policy Note: Border Procedures Not A Panacea
ECRE’S assessment of proposals for increasing or mandatory use of border procedures The use of border procedures to determine whether a person requires international protection, while permitted under European Union (EU) asylum legislation provided certain...
Policy Note: Migration Mission Creep?
ECRE’S assessment of the emerging role of CSDP missions in forced displacement and migration The recent discussion about the extension of the mandate of EUNAVOR MED Operation Sophia, the EU’s military Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission operating...
ECRE Legal Note: Reforming Legal Assistance in Austria: An End to Independent Provision?
ECRE’S call for withdrawal of that severely restrict access to independent legal assistance. Quality legal assistance and representation throughout the asylum process is at the core of fair, transparent and efficient asylum procedures. Asylum seekers are often...
ECRE Policy Note: Return Policy: Desperately Seeking Evidence and Balance
ECRE’s assessment of latest developments in EU policy and law of returns. Since 2015 the European Commission and Member States have put considerable efforts into making returns more “effective”, defined as increasing the number of irregularly-staying...
ECRE Working Paper: Education as an Instrument of Integration for Refugee Millennials in the European Union
The aim of this paper is to analyse the importance of education as a tool of integration and to focus on the specific challenges Refugee Millennials (RMs) face in Italy. The paper also considers how education related challenges have been addressed in the work of...Joint Statement: European Union/Libya: Act Now to Save Lives
European Union/Libya: Act Now to Save Lives Release, Evacuate Detained Refugees and Migrants (Brussels, July 12, 2019) – European Union foreign ministers gathering in Brussels on July 15, 2019, should issue a clear call to Libyan authorities to close their migrant...