Barriers to an effective legal remedy in Turkey

19 February 2016 ECRE Member, Refugee Rights Turkey, has published a paper on the barriers refugees in Turkey face accessing their right to an effective legal remedy, due to the complex arrangements for granting power of attorney. In Turkish law, a lawyer must obtain...

Catherine Woollard appointed ECRE Secretary General

Brussels, 17 February 2016. The ECRE Board is delighted to announce that, after a search process that attracted many strong candidates, Catherine Woollard has been appointed as the alliance’s new Secretary General, starting from 16 February 2016. She takes over from...

NATO deploys warships in the Aegean Sea

12 February 2016 NATO will provide support to ‘assist with the refugee and migrant crisis’ by deploying three warships in the Aegean Sea to target people-smuggling operations. The announcement followed a request from Germany, Greece and Turkey at a defence...

University Scholarships for Refugees

5 February 2016 University of Warwick, United Kingdom University of York, United Kingdom SOAS University of London, United Kingdom UEL University of East London, United Kingdom, scholarships for Syrian refugees University of Sussex, United Kingdom, scholarships for...

New Greek law to include detention regime in ‘hotspots’

12 February 2016 The Greek Government intends to introduce a new detention regime in the ‘hotspots’ as part of legislative reforms of the country’s first reception framework. The Greek Parliament aims to fast-track the adoption of the law before the end of this month....