ECRE provides its preliminary comments on the deal announced between Italy and Albania. It should be noted that the text of the agreement contains very little detail about the purpose of the proposed centres and the procedures that will be applied there. There is also...
ECRE has published in its annual assessment of the Dublin Regulation, which shows that the Dublin system is dysfunctional like never before. It may seem like a technical or parochial discussion to be having at a time when violence, persecution, indeed all manner of...
The lack of consensus among EU member states over the tragedy in Gaza continues as deaths, displacement increases and humanitarian crisis worsens. Leaked plan confirms Egyptian fears of Israeli attempts to permanently displace the population of Gaza in the Sinai...
An agreement between Italy and non-EU state Albania for the transfer of thousands of survivors from the Mediterranean for reception, evaluation and asylum processing sparks controversy. The myth of search and rescue as a pull factor has yet again been debunked in a...
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) report adds to mounting evidence of violations along the borders of Greece. “Groundbreaking” decisions by the Court of Syros recognise that refugees cannot commit the offense of facilitation of illegal entry of third nationals and of...
17th November 2023, 09h00 to 13h30 Press Club Brussels Europe, Rue Froissart 95, Brussels European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is organizing a policy roundtable entitled “Fostering Inclusion of Newcomers: Access to Employment, Long-Term Residence and...
The German government introduces a set of measures to deter arrivals including fixed borders with Poland, Czech Republic and Switzerland and drafting proposal to ease deportations amid an increase of asylum applications, a lack of capacity in the reception system and...
The opposition has won the a majority of the votes in elections with a combined total of 248 seats in the next parliament. People on the move continue to be caught in stand-off between the Belarussian regime and pushbacks by the Polish authorities. The country’s...
International Rescue Committee (IRC) report reveals gaps in reception for newly arrived in Italy. Appeal court reduces sentence of former mayor of Riace, ‘Mimmo’ Domenico Lucano and acquitted him of the most severe crimes. Cyprus ‘ranked’ first on returns in the EU...
As more than one million people have been displaced in Gaza the EU is in a diplomatic melt-down over response to the crisis while the Commission reportedly seeks a deal with Egypt to deter potential arrivals. Since the deadly attack launched into Israel by Hamas on 7...
