More than 80 people are confirmed dead and hundreds are missing after an overcrowded fishing boat capsized off the Greek coast. The tragedy has sparked outrage across Europe and the EU has been accused of complicity. Media investigations, NGO reports and testimonies...
In the UK, questions arise around Sunak’s plan to “stop the boats” through an agreement with Frontex, Wales and Scotland resist the bill, and a poll finds that a majority of Brits have positive attitudes to refugees. In France, the same poll finds less favourable...
The European Court of Justice ruled that Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations since the introduction of the embassy procedure in 2020. The Polish Parliament passed a law opposing the relocation of asylum seekers and migrants as outlined in the new EU migration...
Ongoing arrivals, deaths and rescue efforts in the Mediterranean amid negotiations on the widely-criticised EU’s financial support to Tunisia for tighter border control and better surveillance equipment. Maltese Prime Minister, Robert Abela, renewed calls for joint...
As part of the mid-term revision of the Multiannual-Financial Framework (MFF), the European Commission asked Member States to increase their budget contributions by about 65,8 billion euros. This is an unprecedented request for additional money to the Member States....
We are writing with great concern to urge the Council of the European Union to seriously reconsider and abandon its deplorable efforts to include cooperation on readmissions as a condition for developing countries to benefit from the next Generalised Scheme of...
By Spyros-Vlad Oikonomou, Advocacy & Communications Officer at ECRE member the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) In the morning hours of Wednesday, 14 June 2023, a boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off the coast of Pylos, in Southwestern Greece. Up to the...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed that “Illegal Migration Bill” is working but was faced with questions about its high cost, impracticality, negative impact on vulnerable people and other asylum policies. Barges and shared rooms in overcrowded hotels are the...
At a hearing in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), MEPs condemned the European Commission’s “silence” on Greek pushbacks. In the Evros region, people on the move continue to be caught in the stand-off between Greece and Turkije. On 5...
Italy fines and detains two rescue ships under the new decree as five police officers in Verona have been accused of torture and harm against migrants. The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have held talks with its Tunisian and Libyan counterparts to discuss...
