30th January 2025 | Editorials / Op-eds, News
By Catherine Woollard Before the inauguration of Trump, there was a lot of discussion both inside and outside the US of strategies for managing his pending arrival. It already looks very naïve after the blitz of measures unleashed, many of them truly alarming in terms...
13th December 2024 | Editorials / Op-eds, News
By Tareq Alaows, Refugee Policy Spokesperson at ECRE member organisation PRO ASYL The fall of the Assad regime in Syria is undoubtedly a historic event – one that many people in Syria and around the world experienced with mixed emotions: full of hope yet tinged with...
13th December 2024 | Editorials / Op-eds, News
By Catherine Woollard While Europe grappled with the momentous events in Syria, other developments this week may also have a lasting impact on refugees in Europe. As well as a heavy agenda at and in the margins of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council, on...
5th December 2024 | Editorials / Op-eds, News
By Catherine Woollard As the new Commission takes office, and the politics suggests darker days for asylum in Europe, ECRE suggests some Do’s and Don’ts on asylum and migration. Do… implement the law Should go without saying but in this area of law it doesn’t. The...
24th October 2024 | Editorials / Op-eds, News
By Andreina De Leo, member of ECRE member organisation the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI) On 18 October, the Civil Court of Rome blocked the detention of 12 asylum seekers from Bangladesh and Egypt, who had been transferred to Albania under a...
10th October 2024 | Editorials / Op-eds, News
By Catherine Woollard In a strange reversal, the most ardent proponents of the Pact are now arguing against it, while those who opposed it – ECRE included – are focusing on implementation. Chief amongst the Pact repenters is the Netherlands, futilely proposing an...
