EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: UNHCR suspends programmes in Egypt ― Rise in hate speech and violence targeting people on the move in Libya ― Shipwreck survivors deported to Tunisian desert The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has suspended most of its programmes in Egypt...
A controversial new asylum law has entered into force in Poland. The Finnish government is planning to extend the duration of its controversial asylum law. The Finnish Immigration Service has announced that it will close 18 reception centres in 2025. The Latvian...
The updated AIDA Country Report on Bulgaria provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by...
International Organization for Migration (IOM) data reveals that 2,452 people lost their lives in the Mediterranean in 2024 The Cypriot government has refused to investigate recent pushbacks despite a journalist’s offer to present key evidence. The Greek Council of...
The Austrian government is planning to suspend family reunification for people seeking asylum in the country The Czech government has announced plans to tighten its asylum law. The two parties that are expected to form the next German government have agreed to a...
ECRE has published a policy note which provides analysis of the EU’s role in supporting transition in Syria while maintaining international protection in Europe. It supports EU coordination and guidance on the treatment of refugees from Syria in Europe and sets out...
A new NGO report has revealed a disturbing pattern of abuse and violence against people on the move at the Poland-Belarus border. Poland has extended the duration of the exclusion zone on its border with Belarus by 90 days. The Senate has approved a draft law that...
A number of serious incidents have taken place in the Central Mediterranean in recent weeks. Cypriot authorities have been accused of pushing back three boats and ignoring warnings from a search and rescue NGO the day before a shipwreck. Leaked documents from an EU...
The European Commission (EC) has published its proposal for a ‘Regulation establishing a common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union’, commonly referred to as the Return Regulation. If adopted, it will replace inter alia the...
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has defended an appeal by the state against a High Court judgment relating to the provision of asylum accommodation. A new report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has revealed serious issues in...
