Joint Shadow Report for the GREVIO Baseline Evaluation of the EU

Joint Shadow Report for the GREVIO Baseline Evaluation of the EU

ECRE and three of its member organisations have submitted a joint shadow report as a contribution to the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) baseline evaluation procedure in respect of the EU. This evaluation...
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

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

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

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

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....