At least 37 lives were lost and hundreds injured as around 2,000 people attempted to enter the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco. The tragedy has sparked protests across Spain and in Morocco and local and international calls for an investigation. Meanwhile,...
The dying days of the French Presidency have seen some hyperactive diplomacy in an effort to get the 10 June provisional agreements on asylum and migration reform over the line. Following further decisions of the Member States meeting at ambassadorial level in COREPER...
The Greek government accuses MEPs of being manipulated by propaganda and NGOs of circumventing border control in cooperation with human smugglers and using European courts. Meanwhile, reports of the use of informally hired third-country nationals by Greek authorities...
Interview with Lorenzo Trucco, human rights lawyer and president of ECRE member, Associazione Studi Giuridici Sull’Immigrazione (ASGI) ECRE is an alliance of 105 NGOs across 40 European countries, with a diverse membership ranging from large organisations with...
The Netherlands has been facing a persistent asylum reception crisis and consequently authorities puts forward plans to come up with structural solutions. After the filing of more than 1000 cases against Fedasil this year, the Brussels Labour Court informed the office...
The Tunisian coast guard has recovered 16 bodies of people attempting to reach Europe. Civilian rescuers have saved at least 899 lives in the Mediterranean but survivors are forced to be stranded at sea due to delayed permissions for disembarkation. NGOs have...
Spain is pushing to include irregular migration as a “hybrid threat” to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The Atlantic route to the Canary Islands as well as the emerging route to the Balearic Islands in the Western Mediterranean remains deadly, as...
The deeply controversial plan to outsource asylum protection to Rwanda suffered a defeat as legal interventions emptied the first deportation flight prior to departure. Despite the failure of deterrence policies and the defeat, the UK government vows to continue...
Greek authorities continue to ignore interim measures by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) as well as distress calls. Turkiye deemed a safe third country by Greece for Afghans and Syrians has increased efforts to return refugees to these countries. Greece...
UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants calls pushbacks “de facto general policy in many States” and warns against state “attempts to dismiss or cover up” wrongdoing. Meanwhile, EU member states continue to apply doubtful tactics. On 10 June, UN Special...
