ECRE Policy Note: Boosting Asylum in Spain – Making the Most out of AMIF Funding
Throughout the last six years, the number of asylum applications in Spain rose by almost 20 times: this represented a sharp increase which is larger than in any other EU Member State, and which found the Spanish asylum and reception system substantially unprepared. EU...
Joint Statement: European countries should immediately cease all deportations to Afghanistan
We, as NGOs, refugee-led organisations and members of the Afghan diaspora in Europe, are deeply concerned about the increased conflict and violence in Afghanistan. Amidst the deteriorating security situation, we call on all European countries to stop deportations to...
Asylum adjourned – the situation of applicants for international protection in 2020
The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is a database managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) containing detailed information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and the content of international protection in 23 European...
Advanced ELENA Course 2021: ‘Strengthening International Protection in Europe and Thinking Ahead’ -Now open for registration!
The 2021 Advanced ELENA Course will take place on Friday 1 October and Saturday 2 October 2021. The Course will be held at the Hôtel Mercure Marseille Vieux-Port in Marseille, France. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in...
Greece: landmark European Committee on Social Rights decision upholds rights of migrant children
A decision of the European Committee on Social Rights finding that the living conditions of migrant children in Greece violated their human rights, should herald a new approach to protecting the rights of children in migration, the International Commission of Jurists...
Search and Rescue: Civil SAR Fleet Blocked and Criminalised as Death Count Mounts and Returns to Libyan “Hell” Continue
According to the latest update from the European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) due to red-tape and criminalization by European authorities only two civilian vessels are currently carrying out rescue missions. At least four people including an eight-year old boy...
Greece: Amnesty Condemns Systematic Pushbacks as New Chapter of Criminalisation of Asylum Seekers Begins
A new report by Amnesty International adds to the body of evidence of torture, ill-treatment and pushbacks of people on the move to Turkey by the Greek authorities. It also documents experiences of violence at the Turkish side of the border as people on the move are...
Frontex: Open Scrutiny Season for Scandal-ridden Border Agency
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is facing scrutiny from all sides as the European Ombudsman, MEP’s, the Agency’s former deputy, and numerous NGOs are demanding responses and action, and revelations of its failures keep mounting. The European...