In January Polish Minister of Interior Mariusz Błaszczak presented draft amendment to the law on protection of foreigners on the territory of Poland. He claimed that there is a need to response to the growing migration flow in Poland and to ensure public security....
The updated Country Report on Croatia documents the transformation of the Croatian asylum system following the closure of the Western Balkan route and the exponential rise in the number of asylum seekers entering Croatia compared to previous years. The closure of the...
Central Reception Centre Ter Apel The updated Country Report on the Netherlands analyses recent developments in practice and case law governing asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and integration of beneficiaries of protection. In 2016...
Kofinou Reception Centre The updated Country Report on Cyprus provides a detailed analysis of the recent transposition of the recast Asylum Procedures and Reception Conditions Directives, completed in October 2016. The reform has led to substantial amendments to the...
Against the recommendations of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, Paolo Mengozzi and based on a technicality the court left the responsibility for granting humanitarian visas with Member States. Despite the clear and immediate need of protection...
BRUSSELS, 3 March 2017 – Bowing down to political pressure to be “tough” on irregular migration, the European Commission has turned its back on the full implementation of human rights safeguards in its Returns’ Directive and is actively pushing member states to lower...
The Berlin Wall was a symbol of repression and for most of us the iconic image of an enthusiastic crowd tearing it down remains an important symbol of freedom and of the people’s desire to claim their human rights. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along...
Planned visits by Germany and Italy as well as the EU Commission’s Renewed Action Plan and Third Progression report of the Migration Partnership Framework identifying Tunisia as one of the priority countries reveal increasing interest from EU and Member States in...
More than 45 child and refugee rights organisations have called on the EU and its member states to address the most urgent protection gaps in the treatment of child migrant rights at a conference in Malta. The ECRE Weekly Bulletin has spoken to Elona Bokshi, ECRE...
On 14 February the European Court of Human Rights indicated an interim measure ordering Italian Government to transfer two unaccompanied minors from a reception center for adults in Cona to a facility adapted for children. The Court further communicated complaints by...
