By Rita Carvalho and Francesca Pierigh, ECRE We visited Hara Hotel near Polykastro, Greece, on 29 May 2016. The events mentioned in this story refer to that visit. We are standing outside a big white tent in Hara Hotel, a makeshift camp on the side of the road, a bit...
By Rita Carvalho and Francesca Pierigh, ECRE We visited EKO camp near Polykastro on 28 May 2016. The events mentioned in this story refer to that visit. Yes, you read about it. You see pictures. You think you know. But when you drive past it, you cannot help but be...
by Francesca Pierigh, ECRE We visited EKO camp near Polykastro on 28 May 2016. The events mentioned in this story refer to that visit. “We just eat and sleep. Every day we eat and sleep. We didn’t come here to eat and sleep. As the sun is setting, we are almost at the...
ECRE has published today an Information Note on Family Reunification for Beneficiaries of International Protection in Europe presenting an overview of some of the most pertinent legal aspects of family reunification within Europe. Family reunification has become an...
by Aspasia Papadopoulou, Senior Policy Officer, ECRE* “We had been prepared for the worst when visiting Moria. And it was bad indeed.” The first thing that strikes you when you arrive in Lesvos is how close Turkey is. As the plane was landing at Mytilini...
In a report released on 9 June, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) analyses the accommodation options in Athens, Greece, for asylum seekers and refugees. According to UNHCR, 50,000 refugees who arrived prior to the EU-Turkey deal are currently stranded in Greece,...
In a Communication released on 7 June 2016, the European Commission proposed a new concept of cooperation with third countries, the Partnership Framework. This new approach will tie all existing EU and Member States’ instruments and tools available in external...
UNHCR’s projected global resettlement needs 2017 report estimates that over 1.19 million people will be in need of resettlement. Syrians are the biggest group in need of resettlement (40%), followed by people from Sudan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the...
The European Commission has issued a second Recommendation to the Greek government relating to necessary measures to be taken in view of a resumption of transfers of asylum seekers to Greece under the Dublin Regulation. Following on from its shorter Recommendation of...
On 15 June, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee released an update on the legislative changes in Hungary, stating that due to changes adopted on 13 June whereby people who are arrested within 8 km of either the Serbian-Hungarian or the Croatian-Hungarian border will be...
