While commentators were quick to dismiss the Paris mini-summit as an ill-advised foray into the quagmire of the migration issue by a new leader, explored from the wider perspective of European security, it can be considered more of a success for France. On migration,...
On September 6 the Court of Justice of EU (CJEU) dismissed in its entirety the challenges brought by Hungary and Slovakia to the provisional mechanism of mandatory relocation established in September 2015. However, approaching the expiration date of September 26 of...
A new statistical update from ECRE’s AIDA database for the first half of 2017 represents the most solid available information on the use of the Dublin Regulation. The report seeks to fill the information gap created by the systematic reluctance of Member States to...
The international community is expressing deep concern about the latest outbreak of fighting between Rohingya militants and Myanmar government forces on 25 August in northern Rakhine State causing a spiral of ethnic violence. However, the persecution of the Rohingya...
The Italian Ministry of Interior published statistics this week showing that arrivals from Libya have dramatically decreased over the summer. Italy has taken further steps to enhance cooperation with Libya on migration control. Latest data published by the Italian...
The latest AIDA comparative report reveals widely diverse systems for supporting vulnerable groups across European asylum procedures and recommends a series of improvements to ensure adequate and coherent data collection, identification mechanisms, special procedural...
The Annual General Conference of the European Council on Refugee and Exiles (ECRE) together with the UNHCR-NGO Consultations took place on 16-18 October 2017 in Tallinn, Estonia (Hotel Euroopa, Paadi 5). The AGC was organized by the Estonian Refugee Council (ERC) and...
ECRE is offering 12-months Legal Officer’s post starting in October 2017. The purpose of this position is to enhance capacity of ECRE’s Legal Support and Litigation Team in providing legal and litigation support to ECRE and ELENA members. The post holder will be...
The undersigned organisations would like to express our serious concerns on a de facto violation of the right for family reunification and breach of relevant provisions stipulated in the EU Regulation 604/2013 (Dublin III Regulation), regarding asylum seekers’...
Despite rulings by the European Court of Human Rights in cases involving the push backs of Chechen nationals from Poland to Belarus, Polish border guards continue to block the entry of asylum seekers. In a joint statement Amnesty International, the Helsinki Foundation...
