AIDA Country Report on Egypt
ECRE has published the first AIDA report on Egypt. It was researched and drafted by Refugees Platform in Egypt and edited by ECRE, and it uses the AIDA methodology which was developed by ECRE. The report introduces the asylum context in Egypt, the situation of Egypt...
ECRE Comments Paper: Proposal for a Return Regulation
ECRE has published a comments paper on the European Commission’s (EC) proposal for a Regulation establishing a common system for the return of third country nationals staying illegally in the Union, commonly referred to as the Return Regulation. The comments paper...
OP-ED: The fall of the Dutch government – that took longer than expected
By Michiel Kruyt and Femke de Vries On 3 June, the Dutch government collapsed. Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), walked out of the four-party coalition over a created dispute on asylum policy, effectively bringing down the cabinet of...
ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Major fall in irregular arrivals on Canary Islands ― NGO estimates at least 1,865 deaths on migratory routes to Spain so far in 2025 ― Dispute between Canary Islands and central government over ‘redistribution’ of unaccompanied minors continues ― New data puts Spain at bottom of EU asylum recognition table in 2024
There has been a significant decrease in the number of irregular arrivals on the Canary Islands. An NGO has estimated that at least 1,865 people died or went missing on the various migratory routes between Africa and Spain in the first five months of 2025. The...