Asylum plans to deter “illegal migration” and deport asylum seekers to Rwanda have met legal and political headwind in two major defeats. Asylum seekers continue to report of being “abandoned” and accommodated in prison-like facilities. Asylum plans of the current...
Kyriakos Mitsotakis reelected as extreme far-right takes 13 per cent of vote. The Fundamental Rights Officer recommends a suspension of the Agency’s activities in Greece. The case against nine survivors of the Pylos shipwreck defined by fragile evidence and flawed...
Asylum seekers in Italy report prison-like conditions in reception centres amid increased arrivals as well as rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, where 40 people are missing following another deadly shipwreck. 418 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in...
The Spanish government hopes to conclude the European Pact on Migration and Asylum during its upcoming Presidency of the Council despite launching elections just weeks into it. A year after the Melilla tragedy, victims and families are still waiting for a thorough...
The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is a database managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) containing detailed information on asylum systems in 23 European countries. In the updates on the year 2022, the reports also included information on...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Croatia provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, content of international protection, as well as procedure for and content...
More than 80 people are confirmed dead and hundreds are missing after an overcrowded fishing boat capsized off the Greek coast. The tragedy has sparked outrage across Europe and the EU has been accused of complicity. Media investigations, NGO reports and testimonies...
In the UK, questions arise around Sunak’s plan to “stop the boats” through an agreement with Frontex, Wales and Scotland resist the bill, and a poll finds that a majority of Brits have positive attitudes to refugees. In France, the same poll finds less favourable...
The European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations since the introduction of the embassy procedure in 2020. The Polish Parliament passed a law opposing the relocation of asylum seekers and migrants as outlined in the new EU migration...
Ongoing arrivals, deaths and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean amid negotiations on the widely-criticised EU’s financial support to Tunisia for tighter border control and better surveillance equipment. Maltese Prime Minister, Robert Abela, renewed calls for joint...
