Switzerland: Asylum reform approved by referendum

On 5 June 2016, a Swiss referendum approved the amendment of the Asylum Act with a view to a substantial restructuring of the asylum system. The reform will introduce a country-wide accelerated procedure, entailing shorter time-limits to complete the examination of...

Tragic series of shipwrecks leave thousands dead

Over the last two weeks, a tragic series of shipwrecks has claimed the lives of at least 1,440 people, according to the incidents reported by IOM Missing Migrants. In the latest of the shipwrecks, at least 320 are feared dead or missing while trying to reach the Greek...

#ReuniteThem campaign for the young superheroes of Calais

ECRE member France terre d’asile has launched a campaign called #ReunissezLes, #ReuniteThem to raise awareness about the plight of hundreds of unaccompanied children living in Calais. In the campaign, they are portrayed as superheroes on a mission filled with...

Experts discuss development of AIDA

20 May 2016 The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) network met in Brussels on 19 May, bringing together members of the ECRE Secretariat and 15 country experts to discuss the strengthening and future development of the database. The coordination meeting covered data...