Joint Statement: NGOs call on Member States and European Parliament: Go no Lower: Reject the Use of Legal Loopholes in EU Asylum Law Reforms
The Member States and European Parliament, the EU’s co-legislators, are moving forward with a reform of EU asylum law in the form of the Pact on Migration and Asylum which reduces protection standards and undermines human rights of asylum seekers in Europe. But not...
Vacancy: Head of Communications
ECRE is looking for a Head of Communications to lead the organisation’s communications work, starting from October 2023. The main responsibilities of the post holder are managing the news cluster including the intensive work on the Weekly Bulletin, responding to...
Germany: NGOs Oppose Government’s Position on Reforms of CEAS, Rise of Far-Right Attacks on Reception Facilities, Reform of Immigration Law for Third Country Nationals Passed
The federal government’s position is met with protests and critiques over an acceptance of further violation of refugee rights under the agreement reached on the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig announced a...
UK: More Defeats for British Government’s Unlawful Migration Policies, Reports of Inhumane Reception Mount
Asylum plans to deter “illegal migration” and deport asylum seekers to Rwanda have met legal and political headwind in two major defeats. Asylum seekers continue to report of being “abandoned” and accommodated in prison-like facilities. Asylum plans of the current...
Greece: Elections Mark Another Step to the Right, Suspension of Frontex Activities Recommended by FRO, Case Against Nine Pylos Survivors Weak
Kyriakos Mitsotakis reelected as extreme far-right takes 13 per cent of vote. The Fundamental Rights Officer recommends a suspension of the Agency’s activities in Greece. The case against nine survivors of the Pylos shipwreck defined by fragile evidence and flawed...
Mediterranean: Increased Arrivals to Italy Amid Reports of Prison-Like Reception Conditions, 40 People Missing After Another Shipwreck, Ongoing Abuses by EU-Funded Libyan Coast Guard, Malta’s “Criminal Behaviour” Towards People in Distress Exposed Again
Asylum seekers in Italy report prison-like conditions in reception centres amid increased arrivals as well as rescue efforts in the Mediterranean, where 40 people are missing following another deadly shipwreck. 418 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in...
Atlantic Route and Spain: Government Expects to Deliver on Pact Despite Parliament Elections, Melilla Victims Still Waiting for Justice, Lack of Rescue Coordination with Morocco Continues to Cost Lives
The Spanish government hopes to conclude the European Pact on Migration and Asylum during its upcoming Presidency of the Council despite launching elections just weeks into it. A year after the Melilla tragedy, victims and families are still waiting for a thorough...
AIDA Temporary Protection Compilation
The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is a database managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) containing detailed information on asylum systems in 23 European countries. In the updates on the year 2022, the reports also included information on...