MEDITERRANEAN: Launch of the Pact for the Mediterranean ― Cyprus presents priorities for upcoming EU Council presidency ― Media investigation highlights growing use of high-tech border surveillance in Greece ― Greece plans to set up repatriation centres in Africa ― Maltese watchdog criticises government for ignoring recommendations on improving conditions in detention centres ― Start of major trial on Lesvos

MEDITERRANEAN: Launch of the Pact for the Mediterranean ― Cyprus presents priorities for upcoming EU Council presidency ― Media investigation highlights growing use of high-tech border surveillance in Greece ― Greece plans to set up repatriation centres in Africa ― Maltese watchdog criticises government for ignoring recommendations on improving conditions in detention centres ― Start of major trial on Lesvos

4th December 2025 | News

The Pact for the Mediterranean has been launched at a high-level event in Barcelona. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has unveiled the priorities of his country’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the EU. A new investigation has revealed how Greece has...
First Caring to Include Toolkit

First Caring to Include Toolkit

28th November 2025 | Caring to Include | News

A co-creative milestone for staff and volunteer well-being We are proud to announce the publication of the first Caring to Include toolkit, developed to strengthen the well-being of staff and volunteers who support refugees and people seeking protection. This toolkit...
Vacancy: Legal Assistant

Vacancy: Legal Assistant

27th November 2025 | Vacancies

The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is looking to recruit a Legal Assistant to assist its Legal Support and Litigation (LSL) Team with tasks related to the European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA) for six months starting in January 2026. The purpose of...
ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Hundreds rescued along Atlantic route in recent weeks ― EU accused of facilitating abuse of people on the move in Senegal ― Large transfer of minors from Canary Islands to mainland Spain ― New IOM initiative on missing people on the move in West Africa

ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Hundreds rescued along Atlantic route in recent weeks ― EU accused of facilitating abuse of people on the move in Senegal ― Large transfer of minors from Canary Islands to mainland Spain ― New IOM initiative on missing people on the move in West Africa

27th November 2025 | News

Hundreds of people have been rescued from small boats trying to reach Europe via the Atlantic migration route in recent weeks. A media investigation has accused the EU of being complicit in a crackdown on people trying to leave Senegal in order to travel to Europe....
European Parliament Draft Report on Return Regulation

European Parliament Draft Report on Return Regulation

20th November 2025 | News

On 11 November, the European Parliament’s (EP) rapporteur on the proposal for a Regulation establishing a common system for the return of third country nationals (TCNs) staying illegally in the Union (commonly referred to as the Return Regulation) presented their...