Proactiva rescue ship released, crew members remain under investigation
The rescue boat belonging to Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms was ordered to be released this week, having been held in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo since 18 March. The ship was impounded after an altercation in international waters off the Libyan coast, during which...
With a pledge from Germany, EU on track to reach resettlement target
EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avromopoulos announced that Germany would be accepting over 10,000 refugees from North Africa and the Middle East as part of the EU’s voluntary resettlement program. Commissioner Avromopoulos was in...
Vacancy: ECRE is recruiting a consultant for drafting a research report
Objectives of the AMIF report – phase two Within the framework of their strategic partnership, ECRE and UNHCR have produced a joint research entitled “Follow the Money – Assessing the use of AMIF funding at national level”. ECRE is recruiting a...
Editorial: Hungary: Focus on the demagogue not the scapegoats
The Hungarian elections produced the depressing return of Viktor Orbán and with him the increased threat to civil society, individual activists, the rule of law in Hungary, and to the EU itself. The European Parliament report this week provides an overview of the...
Germany: Further restrictions and political differences on family reunification
The new German Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, seeks to introduce new restrictions on who can bring family members to Germany and which family members they can bring. A contentious point during talks to build the government coalition-between the Christian Democrat...
Asylum systems in 2017: AIDA Comparative Report
An AIDA Comparative Report published this week offers an overview of key developments in the asylum systems of the 23 countries covered by AIDA. Several countries have announced restrictions in their asylum procedures, such as Austria, where the onward appeal has been...Boundaries of Liberty: AIDA Comparative Report*
This AIDA comparative report analyses policies and practices of detention of asylum seekers in European countries, which occur through the blurring of the boundaries between reception and deprivation of liberty. On the basis of this report, ECRE makes several...
Increase of asylum applications from Venezuelans in the EU, but Latin American neighbours host the vast majority
The number of Venezuelans forced to leave their homes continues to increase. They leave for a variety of reasons, including insecurity and violence, lack of food, medicine or access to essential social services as well as loss of income. UNHCR has affirmed that...