20 May 2016 A report published this week by Human Rights Watch (HRW) highlights the harrowing conditions faced by asylum seekers in the Greek ‘hotspots’. The three ‘hotspots’ visited by the organisation in mid-May – on the islands of Samos, Lesbos and Chios –...
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...
20 May 2016 ECRE member ASGI published a press release yesterday highlighting strong concerns in relation to an idea proposed by the Italian government and Interior Ministry to introduce the practice of ‘hotspots at sea’. According to news sources, ahead...
20 May 2016 RedR UK and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy are running a series of orientation workshops specifically designed for volunteers operating in the European refugee response. The workshops will take place across Europe in locations including London,...
20 May 2016 In a report released by the TENT Foundation and the Open Political Economy Network (OPEN) on Wednesday 18 May, the Founder of OPEN and former EU Commission Economic Advisor Philippe Legrain has claimed that welcoming refugees is not just a moral and legal...
20 May 2016 On Tuesday 17 May 2016 Europol and INTERPOL presented a joint Report on Migrant Smuggling Networks identifying the modus operandi, routes and structures of the various criminal groups involved in this increasingly lucrative business. This unprecedented...
19 May 2016 ICMC has published this week its report “Building a Resettlement Network of European Cities and Regions – Experiences of the SHARE Network 2012-2015”. Over the past 4 years, the SHARE project has built a European resettlement network of regions,...
19 May 2016 From the end of May and for two months, the Greek Asylum Service will conduct a pre-registration exercise together with UNHCR and EASO for all those who arrived in Greece before 20 March. This initiative is meant to improve the system for applying for...
19 May 2016 New guidelines issued by the Finnish Immigration Service this week are restricting the requirements for the granting of residence permits to asylum seekers in the country. Under the new amendments to the Aliens Act, residence permits on the basis of...
13 May 2016 A recent report commissioned by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE Committee) examines the support that is provided to frontline EU Member States, with a special focus on the implementation of the...
