A Code of Conduct for NGOs active in search and rescue (SAR) operations that has been drafted by the Italian government was leaked this week by Statewatch. Human rights organisations are raising strong concern that initiative will endanger thousands of life’s on the...
The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, presented a bill (proposition de loi) on 6 July 2017 to strengthen reception and integration in France. Among other measures, the proposal foresees amendments to reception and access to the labour market, faster asylum procedures and...
Last week’s G20 meeting concluded with two initiatives towards migration and displacement. The first is the launch of the G20 Africa Partnership, the second, a commitment to step up “Coordination and Cooperation on Displacement and Migration.” Among the objectives of...
The informal meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Minister discussed the situation on the Central Mediterranean Sea Route yesterday, following a call from Italy for more solidarity from other Member States in dealing with sea arrivals. In a letter sent to Commissioner...
You recently joined ECRE as Policy Officer to work on refugee inclusion. How do you see the main challenges for people of refugee background in Europe? The main problem in my opinion that despite the extreme polarisation of the discourse on refugees, opposing views...
On 29 June, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its 2017 World Report chapter on Serbia highlighting key human rights concerns including situation of asylum seekers and refugees. Despite a sharp drop in asylum applicants after the closure of the Western Balkan route the...
On 28 June 2017, the UK Upper Tribunal issued a country guidance decision on Libya establishing that the level of violence in Libya is so high that returning civilians to that country would pose a threat to their life. The tribunal ruled that the violence in Libya has...
1200 asylum-seekers are still sleeping in the streets of Porte de la Chapelle, Northern Paris, according to ECRE member France Terre d’Asile. The asylum-seekers have been waiting to enter the humanitarian center that opened in November 2016, following the...
The European Parliament has adopted its report on the Commission proposal reforming the Blue Card Directive, which regulates the conditions of entry and residence of highly skilled migrants in the EU expanding the scope to include not only refugees and subsidiary...
The Dutch Council for Refugees in partnership with ECRE, the Italian Council for Refugees (CIR), the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) and Pro Asyl, have published a series of updates on the situation in the hotspots in Italy and Greece, following its original study,...
