Germany has received at least 175,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine, and has announced solidarity measures to support Moldova. Around 15,000 people are arriving daily in Berlin, where the mayor is calling for support from other German states. Meanwhile, reports 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 updated on 11 March 2022. In this time...
An unprecedented total of 4,700 people tried to enter the city of Melilla in recent weeks, with one incident deemed the “biggest entry attempt on record”. Videos of young men who reached the Spanish side of the fence being brutally assaulted by police have provoked...
In a joint letter, 27 civil society organisations call for EU action over Greece’s systematic non-compliance with the Asylum Procedures Directive (APD) as regards the safe third country concept. A joint operation by the Hellenic Coast Guard and the European Border and...
NGOs are calling for independent and effective investigations into systematic pushbacks by Croatian officers. The European Ombudsman has found that the European Commission failed to ensure respect for rights in EU-funded border operations by Croatian authorities....
MEPs have urged the “sensitive” findings of a year-long European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) investigation into the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) be disclosed. The agency is stepping up support at the Ukrainian border and has received a greenlight for...
The overwhelming majority of the roughly 2.5 million people fleeing Ukraine have entered Poland and neighbouring countries. Communities in Poland have welcomed more than 1.5 million arrivals, Hungary has introduced tougher border controls, and Moldova – one of...
In response to an exodus from Ukraine that is predicted to be “Europe’s largest refugee crisis this century”, the EU has enacted legislation to provide immediate, temporary protection to refugees. Other measures taken include humanitarian aid packages, a Solidarity...
ECRE publishes its Comments on the European Commission proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU)2016/399 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code or SBC). The Comments analyse the fundamental rights...
ECRE has compiled a non-exhaustive document of measures taken by European countries to address the arrival of Ukrainian nationals on their territory following the invasion in Ukraine. Some of the information featured is based on announced policy changes: it is...
