10th November 2017 | News
Interview with DDr* Dessi Desmond, Deserteurs- und Flüchtlingsberatung on the occasion of the entering into force of the latest Austrian Aliens Law Amendment Act The Aliens Law Amendment Act 2017 (FrÄG 2017) entered into force on the first of November in...
10th November 2017 | News
The recent adoption of the new anti-terrorism law by the French authorities, which entered into force on 1 November 2017, introduces extended border controls across the territory of France, including international transit zones in the cities of Paris, Lyon, Marseille,...
10th November 2017 | News
The latest Policy Note of the Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration, issued on 19 October 2017, outlines several measures to “restrict uncontrolled migratory influx” as a matter of political priority in 2018. The government’s plans are announced in...
10th November 2017 | News
The Administrative Court of Mytilene restricted automatic detention of asylum seekers on the Eastern Aegean islands with a view of their return to Turkey under the EU Turkey deal. In three decisions from October, the court found that the applicants’ detention was...
10th November 2017 | News
Estrella Galán, Secretary-General of the Spanish Commission for Refugees (CEAR) In the context of an increasing number of migrant arrivals to Spain in 2017, it is still just ranking third when it comes to a comparison of arrivals along the three main Routes across...
10th November 2017 | News
More than a week after the deadline for the closure of the controversial Manus Island detention centre on October 31, 600 inmates are refusing to leave because they fear attacks from local populations if transferred to alternative accommodation near townships. While...
10th November 2017 | News
The joint legal analysis “Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Sudan” by the Human Rights and Migration Law Clinic (HRMLC) of the University of Turin raises human rights and national constitutional concerns over the increasingly widespread use of Memorandum...
2nd November 2017 | News, Notes
ECRE’s concerns about EU proposals for expanded use of the safe third country concept. Read the note »
