Germany Supported the Return of 437 People to Syria – Reports on Disappearance of Returnees Raise Concern
Reports on the disappearance of people who returned from Germany to Syria to reunite with relatives raise concern over Germany’s policy on family reunification and voluntary return support scheme. In a response to a parliamentary question, the German government stated...AIDA 2018 Update: Switzerland*
The updated AIDA Country Report on Switzerland documents the latest developments in policy and practice, as the country is preparing for transition to a large-scale restructuring of its asylum procedure of 1 March 2019. Asylum procedure: In April 2018, as part of the...AIDA 2018 Update: Bulgaria*
The updated AIDA Country Report on Bulgaria provides the latest developments and persisting gaps in the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention and content of protection in Bulgaria. Shortcomings in the Bulgarian asylum system have led to a European...
ECRE/PICUM Policy Paper: Promoting Socio-economic Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees in the next EU Budget (2021 – 2027)
The paper argues that the next long term budget of the EU must provide an adequate amount of funding to support the integration policies of EU member states and deliver effectively on the main priorities set up in the EU Action Plan for Integration of the Third...
ECtHR: France Fails to Fulfill its Duty to Protect an Unaccompanied Child Breached Article 3 of the Convention*
On 28 February, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in case Khan v. France (application no. 12267/16) that the failure of the French authorities to provide care for an unaccompanied minor in the Calais refugee camp was in breach of Article 3 of the Convention....
ECtHR: Greece violated Convention by Placing Unaccompanied Minors in Protective Custody in Police Stations and not Addressing ill-treatment Complaints*
On 28 February, the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the H.A. and others case v. Greece (application no. 19951/16), regarding the detention conditions of unaccompanied minors in police stations. The case concerned nine unaccompanied minors of...
MSF: The Insecure and Unsafe Situation of Migrants in Europe Increases their Psychological Pain and Suffering
A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report demonstrates that the poor living conditions and the insecure situation in which migrants and asylum seekers find themselves in Belgium and Europe damages their mental health. All 47 migrants and asylum seekers interviewed for...