Belgium: Reception Crisis Continues and Convictions of Authorities Mount, NGOs Unimpressed with Evacuation of Unsafe Squat Leaving Many in the Street

17th February 2023 | News

As the reception crisis continue Belgian authorities continue to ignore convictions over failures to provide accommodation. The evacuation of the unsafe and unhygienic squat in Paleizenstraat leaves NGOs unimpressed as thousands of asylum seekers remain in the street....

UK: Government Seeing Severe Critique After Violent Clashes Initiated by Far-Right Demonstrators Outside Hotel Accommodating Asylum Seekers

17th February 2023 | News

The UK government has been called out for its dehumanizing language and scapegoating of asylum seekers following violent clashes involving hundreds of far-right demonstrators outside hotel in Liverpool housing asylum seekers. Fifteen people, including a 13-year-old...

Mediterranean: New Deadly Tragedy as Italy Continue Going Rogue with Parliament Approval of SAR Decree, Again Delaying Disembarkations and Continuing Crack-down on NGOs

17th February 2023 | News

More than 70 lives lost off Libya. Italian parliament voted in favor of controversial law decree imposing restrictions on civilian rescue operators. The assigning of distant ports for disembarkation of survivors by Italy continues as does the ongoing crack-down on...

EU Eastern Borders: More Deaths at Poland Belarus Border as Reports of Pushbacks, Detention and Crack-down on Solidarity Continue, Council of Europe Concerned over Pushbacks and Criminalisation in Latvia

17th February 2023 | News

At least four bodies have been found at the Polish border with Belarus, reportedly one of them was a young woman who was left unassisted despite alerts to Polish authorities. Meanwhile, reports of pushbacks, arbitrary detention and “repression against humanitarian...

EU in Crisis Mode even though January Arrivals Decrease Compared to Last Year, Afghanistan and Syria Top Countries of Origin, Germany Latest Country to Repeat Unworkable Externalization Ideas

17th February 2023 | News

The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) reports a 12 per cent decrease in arrivals in January compared to the same month in 2022, with Afghans and Syrians the two main nationalities of arrivals. Meanwhile, the conclusions of the Special Council Summit...

Updated Information Sheet: Measures in Response to the Arrival of Displaced People Fleeing the War in Ukraine

10th February 2023 | News

ECRE has regularly published its non-exhaustive information sheet on the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) and national equivalents, as invoked in response to the displacement of people from Ukraine. Following the extension of the TPD regime...

AIDA Comparative Report: Not there yet: Family Reunification for Beneficiaries of International Protection

10th February 2023 | News

Ahead of the Family Reunification Directive’s 20th anniversary, this new comparative report provides a comprehensive overview of the current implementation of the Directive and other forms of realisation of family unity for individuals in need of protection across 23...

Greece: Deadly Tragedies in the Aegean and Survivors Facing Charges, Council of State Refers Safe Third Country Questions to CJEU, Scrutiny of Closed Controlled Camps

10th February 2023 | News

More lives lost in deadly tragedies off Leros and Lesvos and two survivors charged with alleged crimes. The Greek Council of State has formulated preliminary questions regarding Turkey as a safe third country for asylum seekers whose applications are rejected as...

Atlantic Route and Spain: Another Tragedy on Deadly Sea Route, Spain Continues Expanding Migration Cooperation with Morocco, Asylum Applications Up but Only Slightly Higher Than Prior to Pandemic

10th February 2023 | News

At least eight people including a child have died in new tragedy on the dangerous Atlantic route. Spain continues to expand migration cooperation with Morocco at high level visit. Number of asylum applications in 2022 significantly up from 2021 but close to...

Mediterranean: More Deaths on Route From Tunisia, MSF Take Legal Action Against Delayed Disembarkations as Critique of Law Decree Continues and Italy and EU Beef Up Cooperation with Libya

10th February 2023 | News

New tragedies adds to the mounting death tool of people departing Tunisia. MSF Sea takes legal action against administrative measures of assigning distant ports amid renewed critique of controversial law decree. Italy and EU hands over boat to the notorious so-called...