Policy Note: Untying the EU Resettlement Framework
ECRE’s policy note analyzes the proposal for an EU resettlement framework and sets out ECRE’s recommendations for breaking the link with migration control and preserving the humanitarian focus of resettlement. Read the note
Open Letter: The European Parliament must immediately address the Joint Way Forward Agreement between the EU and Afghanistan
Brussels, 24th of October 2016 To the Members of the European Parliament, The Afghanistan donor conference that took place on October 4 and 5, 2016 brought together representatives from 75 countries and 26 international organizations. €13.6 billion was pledged –...ECRE alliance gathers at its Annual General Conference in Berlin
Over 150 participants gathered in Berlin from 12 to 14 October for ECRE’s Annual General Conference 2016. The AGC was hosted by ECRE’s German members, Diakonie Deutschland, PRO ASYL, Red Cross Germany, Caritas Germany, AWO and Der Paritätische, with Diakonie taking...
New IOM data show widespread abuse, trafficking and exploitation of refugees and migrants on the Central Mediterranean route
The latest data released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) show that migrants are increasingly facing widespread abuse, trafficking and exploitation on their way to safety in Europe. The Central Mediterranean route proved to be more dangerous for...Extension of the border wall and ongoing violence at the Turkish-Syrian border
Turkey plans to finish the construction of a border wall along its 900km-long border with Syria in the next five months. The first 200km stretch has already been completed after construction began in 2014, media reports. Ergün Turan, Head of the Housing Development...Amnesty condemns Australia’s offshore mistreatment of refugees on Nauru
In a newly released report on 17 October named Island of Despair: Australia’s ‘processing of refugees’, Amnesty International finds that Australia’s treatment of refugees on the island Nauru amounts to torture. The report argues that the Australian...Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen releases new report on Belgian response to ”refugee crisis”
Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen’s latest report ‘Ceci n’est pas un demandeur d’asile…’ investigates Belgium’s response to the refugee “crisis” over the course of the past year. The report shows that the Belgian government used the “crisis” to dissuade asylum seekers...
Switzerland: Undue protection restrictions for temporary admission beneficiaries
The Swiss Federal Council has published a report examining the application of the status of temporary admission. The report found that temporary admission negatively impacted beneficiaries’ access to rights and integration in practice. Temporary admission is a...