23 October 2015 On 20 October 2015, the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) co-hosted, together with the Committee of the Regions, the SHARE Network Conference: ‘Protecting and Welcoming Refugees in Europe: responding to an unprecedented refugee...
23 October 2015 The European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA) was created in 1985 and now extends across most European states, involving over 500 lawyers and legal counsellors. Their work is strengthened by the legal research, litigation expertise, training and...
23 October 2015 According to UNHCR, despite improvements in the registration procedures, by 1st October only one third of refugees arriving in Macedonia have been registered. More problematic, many vulnerable refugees, including unaccompanied children, are not...
20 October 2015 Protecting and Welcoming Refugees in Europe A joint statement issued by ICMC Europe on behalf of the SHARE Network, on the occasion of the SHARE Network Conference (Brussels, October 20th, 2015) Since March 2012, the SHARE Network has engaged with...
19 October 2015 Statement in light of the killing of Ziahullah Vafa, a 19 year old Afghan refugee on the Turkish-Bulgarian border As EU leaders were striking a deal with Turkey in order to stop refugees from entering the EU, an Afghan refugee, 19 year old Ziahullah...
16 October 2015 In recent months, European citizens have demonstrated compassion towards the unprecedented number of people fleeing war and persecution who are forced to undertake dangerous, life-threatening journeys in hope of finding safety. ECRE – an alliance of 90...
13 October 2015 ECRE has published comments on the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a common EU list of safe countries of origin and amending the recast Asylum Procedures Directive. ECRE seriously questions the compatibility of the safe...
9 October 2015 On Monday 5 October, the Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan met with representatives from the European institutions in Brussels. Together with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the two drafted an Action Plan, which sets out measures to...
9 October 2015 At the registration centre of “Vinojug” in Gevgelija, Macedonia, refugees have been registered more swiftly, thanks to additional data entry clerks in support of the police. From 25 September to 1 October, at least 100 vulnerable groups have...
9 October 2015 On 8 October, the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) set out its position on EU return policy, in view of the European Commission proposals on 9 September. Improving the use of return procedures for those who have been found to have no right to stay...
