MEDITERRANEAN: EU court rules in favour of parents on the move ― Italian Senate approves controversial security law ― Italy terminates contract with spyware firm following surveillance scandal ― Greek coastguard personnel charged over 2023 Pylos shipwreck ― Concerns over ‘voluntary repatriation plan’ for Syrians in Cyprus ― New effort to cancel redesignation of Türkiye as ‘safe third country’ ― Greek NGOs urge authorities to stop camp evictions ― Maltese NGOs launch migration archive

MEDITERRANEAN: EU court rules in favour of parents on the move ― Italian Senate approves controversial security law ― Italy terminates contract with spyware firm following surveillance scandal ― Greek coastguard personnel charged over 2023 Pylos shipwreck ― Concerns over ‘voluntary repatriation plan’ for Syrians in Cyprus ― New effort to cancel redesignation of Türkiye as ‘safe third country’ ― Greek NGOs urge authorities to stop camp evictions ― Maltese NGOs launch migration archive

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that helping minors under one’s care to enter the EU is not a crime. The Italian Senate has passed the government’s controversial security law. Italy has ended its contracts with the Israeli cyber company Paragon following the...
AIDA Country Report on France – Update on 2024

AIDA Country Report on France – Update on 2024

The updated AIDA Country Report on France provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an...
AIDA Country Report on Ireland – 2024 Update

AIDA Country Report on Ireland – 2024 Update

The updated AIDA Country Report on Ireland provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an...
ECRE Annual General Conference 2025

ECRE Annual General Conference 2025

The ECRE Annual General Conference (AGC) 2025 will take place 09.00-18.00 on Thursday 5 June 2025 in Warsaw, Poland. Participation in the AGC is open to representatives of ECRE member organisations, other organisations (e.g. other NGOs, think tanks, academic...
EU EASTERN BORDERS: Anti-NGO law proposed in Hungary ― Poland extends controversial asylum law ― Return-focused reception centre to be piloted in Finland ― Lithuania takes Belarus to court over irregular border crossings

EU EASTERN BORDERS: Anti-NGO law proposed in Hungary ― Poland extends controversial asylum law ― Return-focused reception centre to be piloted in Finland ― Lithuania takes Belarus to court over irregular border crossings

A Hungarian MP has tabled a legislative proposal aimed at severely restricting the activities of NGOs. Polish MPs have voted overwhelmingly to extend the duration of the controversial new asylum law. The Finnish Immigration Service is planning to pilot a new type of...
AIDA Country Report on the Netherlands – Update on 2024

AIDA Country Report on the Netherlands – Update on 2024

The updated AIDA Country Report on the Netherlands provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is...
AIDA Country Report on Hungary – Update on 2024

AIDA Country Report on Hungary – Update on 2024

The updated AIDA Country Report on Hungary provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Algeria drafting asylum law ― NGOs criticise European Commission designation of Egypt as ‘safe’ country of origin ― Head of Frontex expresses regret about agency’s co-operation with Libya ― UNRWA chief condemns Israel’s blockade of Gaza amid calls for review of Association Agreement

EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: Algeria drafting asylum law ― NGOs criticise European Commission designation of Egypt as ‘safe’ country of origin ― Head of Frontex expresses regret about agency’s co-operation with Libya ― UNRWA chief condemns Israel’s blockade of Gaza amid calls for review of Association Agreement

The Algerian government has started drafting an asylum law. A number of NGOs have criticised the inclusion of Egypt in the European Commission’s proposed list of safe countries of origin. The head of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has expressed...