Op-ed: Parliament Approves its Position on ESF+ and Calls for Enhancing Social Inclusion
By Giacomo Manca Policy Officer (ECRE & PICUM) – EU Funding for Inclusion On January 16, the European Parliament adopted its report on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) with a large consensus, giving to its EMPL committee the mandate to begin...
Editorial: Immigration Derails the Brexit Train
As the Brexit fiasco train rolls on, Prime Minister Theresa May’s own anti-immigration stance remains an obstacle in the way of reaching any sort of reasonable destination. There are of course many contentious elements to Brexit – Cameron’s decision to call the...
Greece’s treatment of migrant children subject to legal challenge before the European Committee on Social Rights
A legal challenge to the violations of migrant children’s social rights on mainland Greece and its North Eastern Aegean islands has been lodged before a European body specialised in the protection of social rights at the European level. The legal action, taken in the...
Severe Winter Storms Devastate Syrian Refugees in Temporary Lebanese Camps
According to Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) estimates, 70,000 refugees are currently at risk after heavy snow and floods have hit Lebanon. More than half of those deemed at risk are children. Last week, storm “Norma” caused damage to infrastructure, roads and homes...
Spain: Open Arms Search and Rescue Vessel Denied Permission to Conduct Mission
The Spanish Directorate General of Merchant Marine under the Development Ministry has denied permission for the Spanish Proactiva Open Arms search and rescue vessel to conduct its mission in the central Mediterranean. The vessel, which operates between Libya and...
Immigration Delays Increase Amid US Government Shutdown
With the US government shutdown regarding President Trump’s proposed border wall entering its 28th day, over 40,000 immigration hearings have been cancelled, adding to the court backlog of 800,000 pending cases. Meanwhile additional funding will be used to extend...
Algeria Deports 25000 Migrants to Niger
Over 25,000 migrants were expelled by Algeria to Niger in the course of 2018. This includes 14,000 Nigerien nationals returned to Niger, up from 6,800 in 2017, and another 11,000 nationals of other Sub-Saharan countries who have been left on the Nigerien border in the...Save the Date: Follow the Money II
UNHCR and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) are pleased to invite you to the launch of Follow the Money II report, on the use of AMIF funding at national level. Whilst the first Follow the Money report was looking at the programming of AMIF funds at...