6 November 2015 The updated AIDA report on Bulgaria informs about worrying deteriorating trends in the Bulgarian asylum system: the duration of the asylum procedure has increased from an average of three months to six or more months and the National State Agency for...
30 October 2015 ECRE has published its fourth Asylum Information Database (AIDA) Legal Briefing on the legality of examining asylum claims in detention and its impact on human rights. While the refugee status determination procedure attracts certain guarantees for an...
30 October 2015 On the morning of 19 October the border between Serbia and Croatia at Berkasovo was closed. Refugees, prevented from entering Croatia, and having endured challenging weather conditions, were not offered any kind of assistance. Most refugees who reached...
30 October 2015 On 22 October, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein strongly criticised Czech Republic for its treatment of refugees and migrants in detention centres. The systematic detention for up to 90 days, strip-searches to confiscate...
30 October 2015 On 26 October, several aid groups lodged a complaint with a court in Lille in an attempt to force France to take the necessary emergency measures in Calais. The humanitarian agencies, actively giving aid in the camps, blame French authorities for...
30 October 2015 A report commissioned by the Italian government on reception conditions for refugees and migrants in Italy was published on 15 October. In the report, asylum and migration experts raise concerns over the fact that 70% of asylum seekers and refugees in...
30 October 2015 In October 2015, a study commissioned by the European Parliament highlights persistent weaknesses and imbalances of EU cooperation with third countries on migration and asylum. Most programmes, notably under the EU Global Approach to Migration and...
30 October 2015 “It breaks my heart when I think that I had a chance to be successful and to rebuild a life, but I could be them, and they could me, if there was a different time and a different place.” The so-called “refugee crisis” has turned the attention of States...
29 October 2015 A ‘hotspot’ registration centre for people newly arriving on the Greek island of Lesvos, jointly operated by Greek authorities and European Union agencies, was opened two weeks ago in Moria (16 October). The ‘hotspot’ system is part of the EU’s action...
29 October 2015 A focus paper from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) puts forward a list of recommendations for authorities when taking fingerprints of asylum seekers to ensure that this process does not violate fundamental rights. Under EU rules,...
