23rd November 2018 | News
ECRE has published a Policy Note “Global Means Global: Europe and the Global Compact on Refugees” which sets out how the EU should take forward the implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) within and outside Europe. It identifies sections of the...
23rd November 2018 | News
The Swedish government has launched an inquiry on the reform of the reception system for newly arrived asylum seekers with the objective of “rapid settlement or return”. Civil society organisations including ECRE members as well as the Swedish Migration Agency...
23rd November 2018 | News
This week, the strategic partnership of the European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) published “The Way Forward – A reflection paper on the new proposals for EU funds on Asylum, Migration and Integration 2021-2027”. This...
16th November 2018 | News
ECRE’s Annual General Conference (AGC) took place last week in Belgrade and demonstrated that civil society working on refugee rights remains strong and determined despite the backlash we face. It is a sign of both this strength and of the commitment to collective...
16th November 2018 | News
On November 7, the Italian Senate approved the new Decree-Law on immigration and security, introducing significant amendments and restrictions to the current asylum framework, prompting protests in the capital and opposition from institutions and organisations. The...
16th November 2018 | News
On November 8 the European Commission gave Bulgaria formal notice concerning its implementation of EU asylum legislation, which it considers to presently be in breach of the provisions of Asylum Procedures Directive, Reception Conditions Directive, and Charter of...
16th November 2018 | News
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) 262 migrants detained in Libya were evacuated to Niger on November 12- the largest evacuation from Libya carried out to date. In addition to a successful airlift of 135 people in October this year, this brings the...
16th November 2018 | News
This week the NHS pulled out of a data sharing deal with the Home Office which was used to track down patients who were believed to be breaching immigration rules. This puts a halt to this controversial component of the UK government’s “hostile environment” policy...
16th November 2018 | News
Op-ed by Lisa Doyle, Director of Advocacy and Engagement at the British Refugee Council and the Representative for Western Europe on the ECRE Board. In recent months, the UK Government seems to have finally put refugee integration on the agenda after a long absence....
16th November 2018 | News
The Migration Court of Appeal of Sweden delivered a ruling in case MIG 2018:20, where it found that the suspension of the right to family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection violated Sweden’s human rights obligations. Under the temporary law...
