UN: migrants face human rights crisis in Libya while European Council discusses cooperation with Libyan Coast Guards
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN mission in Libya (UNSMIL) published their report “Detained and Dehumanised” this week highlighting human rights abuses that migrants and refugees face in Libya. The report proposes policy...
Greek requests to move specific groups from islands to mainland detention centres under EU-Turkey deal
The Greek Minister for Migration Policy, Ioannis Mouzalas, wrote a letter to the EU Member States’ interior ministers on 8 December ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, asking to reconsider and approve Greece’s request to transfer specific groups of people...
Joint NGO statement ahead of the European Council of 15 December 2016: EU leaders can save lives in winter if they change migration policies
Joint NGO statement ahead of the European Council of 15 December 2016: EU leaders can save lives this winter if they change migration policies This week, European leaders meet in Brussels to discuss, amongst other things, progress on the EU-Turkey...
Protected Across Borders: Mutual Recognition of Asylum Decisions in the EU
ECRE’S Policy note assesses legal provisions and practice on mutual recognition and recommends reforms to create a common status valid across the EU. Read the note
European Commission proposes to increase numbers of returns to Turkey under EU-Turkey deal and re-start returns to Greece under Dublin
The European Commission published its Fourth Report on the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal this week. The publication comes together with a Joint Action Plan of the EU Coordinator on the implementation of certain provisions of the EU-Turkey Statement that...
European Commission launched the European Solidarity Corps
On the 7th of December, the Commission has launched the European Solidarity Corps. Through the Solidarity Corps, young people will be able to volunteer where needed most in order to respond to crisis situations. They will have the opportunity to engage in solidarity...
ECRE: The implementation of the hotspots in Italy and Greece
The EU ‘hotspot approach’ was designed to ensure operational support to Member States facing disproportionate migratory pressure. However, one year since the first hotspots was set up and half a year since the entry into force of the EU Turkey Statement, research...
ECRE concludes fact-finding visit to Croatia
ECRE conducted a fact-finding visit to Croatia between 28 November and 1 December 2016 as part of its Asylum Information Database (AIDA). Through its visit, ECRE examined the current situation of asylum procedures and reception conditions available to asylum seekers,...