10th September 2021 | News
The Polish parliament has voted to maintain the state of emergency along the border with Belarus announced by the government on 31 August. NGOs have expressed concern over charges against two journalists seeking to report on the implementation of the measures in a...
10th September 2021 | News
An appeals committee has rejected the return of a vulnerable Afghan family, ruling that Turkey could not be considered a safe third country for them. Systematic violent pushbacks by Greek authorities continue as the parliament has approved legislation preventing NGO...
10th September 2021 | News
The Home Secretary Priti Patel wants to authorise the Border Force to turn back boats crossing the channel, despite opposition from France, trade unions, international lawyers, refugee advocates and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). As many as 1,200 people crossed the...
10th September 2021 | News
The decision of the French National Court of Asylum (CNDA) to consider Afghan applications through the lens of the UN Refugee Convention marks a change from the previous practice of granting most Afghans subsidiary protection under EU law. Afghans enjoying protection...
10th September 2021 | News
Bulgarian politicians are debating reinforcement of police stationed at borders with Greece and Turkey, citing moderately increased numbers of people attempting irregular crossings. More than 1,000 indirect pushbacks were recorded over the first eight months of 2021,...
10th September 2021 | News
On 1 July a judgment of the Regional Administrative Court of Styria concluded that “pushbacks are to some extent methodically applied in Austria”. Following the documentation of another pushback case involving an underage Somalian national, ECRE member...
3rd September 2021 | News
The latest Legal Note provides ECRE’s assessment of recent changes to asylum legislation in Lithuania and their impact, with reference to compliance with EU and international law. The amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Aliens adopted in July and August 2021...
3rd September 2021 | News
During the week of the rentrée, the Justice and Home Affairs Council demonstrated that it is still possible to produce something shocking in the field of asylum and migration (also known as the common anti-asylum and selective migration policy). Having lived through...
3rd September 2021 | News
On 31 August the Slovenian Presidency convened an extraordinary meeting of the Home Affairs Ministers on the situation on Afghanistan. The next day, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) organised a hearing to discuss...
3rd September 2021 | News
The claims of more than 4,500 asylum seekers, including Afghans, have been put on hold while the Home Office seeks readmission agreements with EU member states. The number of people waiting for an initial asylum decision is up 73%, leaving 70,905 people with pending...
