06 February 2015 Alternatives to detention are generally underused and applied to few people, according to a comparative study published by the Odysseus Network that examined national legislation and judicial practice in six EU member states: Austria, Belgium,...
05 February 2015 The Cypriot authorities have this week closed the temporary camp Kokkinotrimithia, which had been home to over 300 Syrian and Palestinian migrants after they were rescued off the coast of Cyprus in September last year. The camp’s closure leaves 85...
05 February 2015 ECRE is offering an 11-month legal internship. The purpose of this position is to assist ECRE in undertaking effective advocacy work by supporting the Senior Legal Officer in gathering of information and the formulation of policy and legal research on...
3 February 2015 According to a new study published by ECRE, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and the Italian Council for Refugees (CIR), the concept of EU Regional Protection Programmes needs to be reviewed in order to increase impact, ownership by third countries and...
30 January 2015 In its observations on the situation of asylum in Greece published today, UNHCR recommends that other EU countries continue to refrain from returning asylum seekers to Greece. While welcoming some improvements in Greece’s asylum system -such as reforms...
30 January 2015 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution in its plenary session calling on Ukraine to fully implement the newly adopted legislation on the rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and further requests the...
30 January 2015 More than 19,000 immigrants, including over 5,000 Syrian nationals, were apprehended during the Joint Operation ‘Mos Maiorum’, according to a leaked copy of the final report. The main nationalities intercepted during the operation were...
30 January 2015 The Czech Republic has committed to resettle 70 Syrian refugees who sought refuge in Jordan. Refugee families with sick or injured children who will undergo medical treatment in Czech hospitals will be the main beneficiaries. For further information:...
30 January 2015 ECRE and the Danish Refugee Council have issued a discussion paper exploring how refugee diasporas contribute to the development of their countries of origin and how they co-operate with NGOs, development organisations and donors. The paper argues that...
30 January 2015 If this is in their best interests, children without family members legally residing in the EU should have their asylum applications examined where the child is present after having lodged an asylum application, even if the child has applied earlier...
