ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Decrease in deaths along Atlantic route ― At least 50 people died in two incidents on Atlantic route in late December ― Significant decrease in arrivals on Canary Islands in 2025 ― Work begins on new reception centre on Tenerife ― UN experts condemn mass eviction of people on the move from settlement in Catalonia
There has been a significant decrease in the number of deaths of people trying to reach Spain but the Atlantic route remains particularly deadly. At least 50 people died in two separate incidents on the Atlantic route in the final week of 2025. There has been a...
EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: EU top leadership visits Middle East ― NGOs decry Israel’s decision to stop them working in Gaza ― EU reportedly planning to expand migration support to eastern Libya – Tunisia releases several detained aid workers but others remain imprisoned
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa visited Jordan, Syria and Lebanon at the beginning of January. A large group of international NGOs has raised concerns about the severe humanitarian consequences of the...
Joint Statement: EU states must not backtrack on refugee resettlement commitments
EU Member States have now adopted the Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Plan (URP) – a welcome step towards anchoring refugee resettlement at the heart of the EU’s new approach to asylum and migration. Despite this positive development, the newly-adopted...
ECRE Report: Study visit to Sweden on good practices in upholding the rights of asylum-seeking and refugee women and girls
ECRE and a number of its partner organisations from across Europe carried out a study visit to Stockholm, Sweden in June 2025 as part of an analysis of national practices in the protection of self-identified asylum-seeking and refugee women and girls. The specific aim...