Worsening conditions for refugees in Hungary

17th June 2016 | News

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...

World Refugee Day: We stand #WithRefugees

17th June 2016 | News

20 June is World Refugee Day.  On that day, all over the world, particular attention is given to the millions of people who have to flee war and human rights violations or persecution. ECRE is joining refugee-assisting organisations in Belgium and UNHCR to call on...

World Refugee Day: We stand #WithRefugees!

17th June 2016 | News, Statements

  Brussels, 17 June 2016 – 20 June is World Refugee Day.  On that day, all over the world, particular attention is given to the millions of people who have to flee war and human rights violations or persecution. In Belgium too, many organisations work...

Ending childhood statelessness in Europe

17th June 2016 | News

A petition organised by the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) calls on all European states to urgently take steps to address the problem of childhood statelessness. Thousands of children across Europe are growing up without a nationality, many of them born in...

University Scholarships for Refugees

10th June 2016 | News

University of Antwerp – Belgium, Preparatory one-year programme: Dutch as a Foreign Language in an Academic Context, deadline 5 July University of Bristol – United Kingdom, Sanctuary Scholarship Scheme Leipzig Graduate School of Management – Germany,...

European Commission presents Action Plan on Integration

10th June 2016 | News

In a Communication released on 7 June 2016, the European Commission presented its Action Plan on the integration of third country nationals. As stated in the Communication, specific attention should be paid to newly-arrived refugees, who often face specific problems,...

The slow unfolding of the EU-Turkey deal?

10th June 2016 | News

At least 35 asylum seekers who applied for protection in Greece, had their claims rejected on admissibility grounds and appealed the decision, received a positive outcome of their appeal. Their applications had been rejected in first instance on the grounds that...