In their latest report on the Brest-Terespol border crossing between Poland and Belarus the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights found that the rights of people intending to apply for international protection have been violated by the Polish Border Guards. The report...
ECRE has published its Comments on the Commission proposal for a Regulation establishing a common procedure for international protection in the EU. The proposal aims to transform the Asylum Procedures Directive into a Regulation. This means that rules laid down in the...
The French Council of State delivered a ruling at the beginning of the month on allowing the Prefecture of Guiana to temporarily suspend the registration of asylum applications. Following the Prefecture’s decision earlier in the summer, access to the asylum procedure...
In October 2016, fifteen months after the deadline for transposition of the recast Asylum Procedures Directive and recast Reception Conditions Directive, Cyprus passed the necessary legislation amending two national laws, the Refugee Law and the Legal Aid Law for this...
ECRE together with ICMC, CCME, IRC, Red Cross and Caritas have published Joint Comments to the European Commission proposal for a Regulation establishing a Union Resettlement Framework and amending Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council...
Last week, the biggest unofficial migrant camp in France was evacuated and dismantled. It was a necessary action in light of the appalling living conditions of those men, women and children seeking protection or a better life, even if some elements could have been...
ECRE has published its Comments on the European Commission’s proposal for a Qualification Regulation. This proposal defines the criteria for obtaining refugee status or subsidiary protection in the EU and the content of international protection. ECRE is concerned that...
The allegation that the Libyan Coast Guard violently assaulted a vessel transporting asylum seekers raises strong concerns about the EU’s collaboration with the Libyan navy, which commenced last week as part of the EU’s Operation Sophia. German NGO Sea Watch reported ...
Last week, approximately 100 persons staying in the Via Corelli reception centre in Milan were transferred by bus to the Taranto hotspot (approximately 1,000km south of Milan), where migrants and asylum seekers are being unlawfully detained. Similar incidents have...
A legal briefing published last week by the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) documents the various legal frameworks and practices of issuing travel documents to beneficiaries of international protection in 20 European countries. The briefing highlights the...
