PACE concerned about integration tests being used to limit the number of migrants entering and remaining in European countries

10th March 2014 | News

07 March 2014 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in a Resolution entitled ‘Integration tests: helping or hindering integration?’, has recommended that States reappraise their approach to integration testing as part of  citizenship, residence...

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: European countries failing to meet the challenges arising from Syria refugee crisis

10th March 2014 | News

07 March 2014 “In spite of the size and proximity of this human tragedy, Turkey is the only member state of the Council of Europe to have opened its arms fully to Syrians in need, having received alone an estimated 1 million. This amounts to well over ten times the...

ECRE and 100 partners launch campaign ‘Europe Act Now – Help Syria’s Refugees’

10th March 2014 | News

07March 2014 On 6 March 2014, ECRE, together with over 100 partners in 34 countries, launched ‘Europe Act Now’ (www.helpsyriasrefugees.eu), calling on European leaders to protect refugees fleeing the Syrian war. To date, just 81,000 Syrians have sought protection in...

EU-Turkey readmission agreement endorsed by European Parliament raises concerns amongst NGOs

28th February 2014 | News

28 February 2014 The European Parliament has this week endorsed the EU-Turkey readmission agreement which had been signed by both parties in December 2013. The agreement lays down the obligations and procedures for taking back migrants entering or living irregularly...

ECtHR condemns Belgium for failing to provide a Nigerian family with an effective remedy to challenge their deportation

28th February 2014 | News

28 February 2014 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that a Nigerian woman and her three children did not have an effective opportunity to challenge their removal from Belgium on the ground that they faced a risk of ill-treatment in Nigeria. The Court...

Register now for Conference “Stateless but not Rightless: Improving the Protection of Stateless Persons in Europe” on 8 April 2014 in Strasbourg

28th February 2014 | News

28 February 2014 On 8 April, the European Network on Statelessness and UNHCR Representative to the European Institutions in Strasbourg invite you to attend the Conference on “Stateless but not Rightless: Improving the Protection of Stateless Persons in Europe” in...

Report on the Implementation of the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility 2012-2013: taking stock of bilateral and regional dialogues

28th February 2014 | News

28 February 2014 A report published on 21 February on the implementation of the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM), adopted by the European Commission, shows that in the period 2012-2013 more than 90 migration-related projects have been supported with...

Frontex: Most persons entering the EU irregularly are Syrians

28th February 2014 | News

28 February 2014 A new report by the EU border agency Frontex shows that most persons detected crossing irregularly into the EU between July and September 2013 were Syrians. Syrians also submitted more applications for asylum than any other nationality. According to...

CJEU: Member States must enable asylum-seeking families with children to reside together

28th February 2014 | News

28 February 2014 The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on 27 February that, if a Member State chooses to provide material reception to asylum seekers in the form of a financial allowance rather than direct public services, the allowance must be...

UNHCR calls on states to resettle an additional 100,000 refugees from Syria

28th February 2014 | News

28 February 2014 UNHCR has urged countries to offer resettlement places or other forms of admission, such as humanitarian admission or individual sponsorship, for an additional 100,000 Syrian refugees in 2015 and 2016. The UN Agency anticipates that in the upcoming...