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Commission Proposals for tougher Dublin system, more data collection under Eurodac and the birth of a new Asylum Agency

6th May 2016 | News

6 May 2016 On Wednesday 4 May, the European Commission tabled legislative proposals to amend the Dublin Regulation, the Eurodac Regulation and the EASO Regulation, as part of a first package of a broad reform of the Common European Asylum System announced last month....

Austrian Parliament approves law repudiating right to asylum

29th April 2016 | News

29 April 2016 On Wednesday 27 April, only a few weeks after the proposed amendments to the Asylum Act were tabled, the Austrian Parliament approved them with a 98 to 67 majority. Under the new law, the government can declare a state of emergency in the case of a mass...

IOM documents specific vulnerabilities of Egyptian unaccompanied children on the move

29th April 2016 | News

29 April 2016 In a new report, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) analyses the specificities of irregular travel to Europe undertaken by Egyptian unaccompanied minors. The report is based on a case-study of a boat carrying 132 Egyptian unaccompanied...

Sweden: Restrictive changes to asylum and immigration law

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 An amended Bill presented by the Swedish government, which contains restrictive changes to its immigration and asylum law, is currently going through Parliament. The proposals are aimed at introducing temporary provisions to reduce asylum regulations ‘to...

EU-Turkey deal: praised by EU leaders, condemned by NGOs

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 On Saturday 23 April, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu during an official visit to the country. The visit was a...

French authorities under court order to register asylum applications

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 The Administrative Tribunal of Paris has delivered several judgments ordering prefectural authorities to complete the registration of asylum applications by persons facing excessive delays in accessing the procedure. The Administrative Tribunal ruled...

Australia’s detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal, rules Papua New Guinea’s highest court

28th April 2016 | News

28 April 2016 Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled that the detention of asylum seekers by Australia on Manus Island is in breach of the country’s constitution. Australia’s policies of paying Papua New Guinea to hold asylum seekers and refugees who try to reach...

Vacancy: ECRE is recruiting a Communications and Events Assistant

28th April 2016 | Vacancies

28 April 2016 ECRE is offering an 11-month Communications and Events internship, starting preferably as soon as possible. The assistant will support the Media & Communications Team in a wide range of tasks, including writing articles for the ECRE Weekly Bulletin...

European Commission satisfied with implementation of EU-Turkey deal, despite serious human rights concerns

22nd April 2016 | News

22 April 2016 Earlier this week, the European Commission published its first report on the progress on the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal. The report indicated that “the sharp decrease in the number of irregular migrants and asylum seekers crossing from Turkey...

Closure of Balkans route leaves thousands stranded in Greece without access to shelter or information

22nd April 2016 | News

22 April 2016 In a report released on Monday 18 April, Amnesty International documented the conditions faced by at least 46,000 people trapped in Greece after the closure of the Balkan route. Through interviews with refugees and migrants carried out in several camps...

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