17th February 2017 | News
Violations of the right to asylum by French border guards at the French-Italian border are ongoing stated Amnesty International and ASGI (Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration), member of ECRE. According to Amnesty, in 2016, 35,000 migrants were apprehended...
17th February 2017 | News
The UK government announced that it would end resettlement of child refugees under the ‘Dubs amendment,’ amid widespread criticism. The amendment resettled in the UK unaccompanied refugee children who had arrived elsewhere in Europe. On 8 February, Robert Goodwill UK...
17th February 2017 | News
Human Rights Watch has released its report “Pakistan Coercion, UN Complicity” on the forced return of nearly 600,000 Afghan refugees from Pakistan since mid-2016 through abuse and threats. The refugees are now facing armed conflict, violence, destitution, and...
17th February 2017 | News
The Hungarian government submitted a new bill to the parliament on February 14 to be voted on during the spring session. If passed, it will increase the use of collective push-backs and introduce automatic detention of asylum seekers. The bill foresees the...
17th February 2017 | News
On 7 February European and African civil society networks released a statement calling on the EU Member States to immediately suspend the use of the European Union Travel Document and to provide transparent information on its use in the past. The Regulation on the...
16th February 2017 | News
The updated Country Report on France provides an overview of developments in legislation, policy and practice in relation to the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and integration of beneficiaries of international protection. The...
13th February 2017 | News
The updated Country Report on Switzerland tracks recent developments in practice and case law governing asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and integration of beneficiaries of protection. The planned reform of the Asylum Act which...
10th February 2017 | News
In just over a month, Dublin transfers to Greece will be resumed. In December, the European Commission recommended a gradual resumption starting 15 March and a number of Member States, including Germany, Austria and Belgium are taking steps to begin the process of...
10th February 2017 | News
The European Union has taken steps to strengthen its cooperation in the field of migration control with Libya, with Council Conclusions reached this Monday, amid heavy criticism. Italy has supported these efforts by concluding a bilateral Agreement with Libya. The...
10th February 2017 | News
The new AIDA country report on Bulgaria documents recent legislative reforms and developments in relation to the asylum procedure, reception and detention, as well as integration. Beyond a persisting practice of detention upon arrival, the new legal framework has led...
