Following an agreement signed on 17 October, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) will provide support to Bulgaria until September 2014 on a number of priority areas identified by both parties. The Operating Plan foresees the support and deployment of Joint...
The Swiss Refugee Council, Member of ECRE, has released a report, Italy: Reception Conditions – Current situation of asylum seekers and recognised refugees, in particular Dublin returnees (Italien: Aufnahmebedingungen – Aktuelle Situation von Asylsuchenden und...
The new Michigan Guidelines on the Exclusion of International Criminals, resulting from a colloquium held in March 2013 at the University of Michigan, attempt to define the circumstances in which an international criminal can be excluded from protection by the Refugee...
The European Network on Stateless (ENS,) a civil society alliance with 50 member organisations in over 30 countries has initiated a campaign to ensure protection for stateless people across Europe. The aims of the campaign are twofold: to ensure that all Member States...
The ECRE Annual General Conference took place in Prague on 9-11 October. Almost 100 representatives of refugee-focussed civil society organisations participated in the three-day event to discuss some of the most pressing issues in asylum, namely, Europe’s response to...
On 7 October 2013, ECRE published the ECRE Information Note on the recast Qualification Directive (Directive 2011/95/EU), which identifies who is in need of international protection and the content of rights granted to beneficiaries of international protection. The...
On 9 October, the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on measures to be taken by the EU and its Member States in response to the increasing numbers of Syrian refugees arriving on EU territory and seeking international protection. Highlighting the dangers...
The recent tragedies that took place in the Mediterranean over the past weeks, where more than 400 migrants lost their lives have led to some reactions from European authorities, namely the increase in surveillance of the EU’s external borders. European Commissioner...
In a meeting organised by the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH) and ECRE member CEAR, it was agreed that a network of Moroccan organisations will be created in order to protect the rights of sub-Saharan immigrants and refugees currently living in Morocco. Said...
Registration is now open for the Advanced Elena Course on Refugee Protection and the Dublin System: Can They Ever Be Compatible? The event will take place on 6 – 8 December 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. Please register by Monday 4 November 2013 to secure a place. The...
