MEPs withhold discharge of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) over alleged abuse and misconduct. Opinion poll ahead of Frontex referendum in Switzerland suggests majority support for continued funding. Cooperation between Interpol and Frontex is...
Media and NGOs are pointing to the differential treatment as harsh Greek asylum and migration policies continue for non-Ukrainians in need of protection – including through systematic pushbacks. Report reveals “chronic legal and practical barriers” for people granted...
By Chris Nash, Director of the European Network on Statelessness (ENS) We know from our work that stateless refugees typically face additional challenges crossing borders and accessing protection. As the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine nears five million, what does...
The controversial nationality and borders bill “ripped apart for a second time by the House of Lords” as the government faced defeats in 12 out of 13 votes on proposals. After rejections by Albania and Ghana the UK government now claims it is close to an agreement...
With more than 11 million people internally displaced or fleeing Ukraine concerns grow over vulnerable groups including disabled people, third country nationals, detained migrants and women and children at risk of trafficking and sexual abuse. Poland has seen more...
Annual General Conference of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) takes place on 27 and 28 June 2022 in Brussels, Belgium (Renaissance Brussels Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels, Belgium). After a year of dramatic developments in the field of...
ECRE is regularly publishing a non-exhaustive information sheet on EU countries’ responses to arrivals of Ukrainian nationals following the 24 February invasion. The information sheet was first published on 3 March 2022, and was most recently updated on 1 April 2022....
The updated AIDA Country Report on Cyprus provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2021. Following the first...
As number of refugees have passed four million and other millions are internally displaced or trapped in Ukraine, aid agencies are challenged and facing criticism and women and children fleeing are at risk of abuse. While the European Commission has rejected mandatory...
A Home Office policy, under which 2,000 mobile phones have been seized from asylum seekers arriving to the UK irregularly, has been decaled unlawful by the High Court. Charities as well as sponsors offering to host Ukrainians under the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme...
