ECRE Policy Note: Seeking Protection: Afghan Asylum Applicants in the EU

29th March 2024 | News, Notes

ECRE has published a policy note which analyses developments in policies and practices affecting Afghans seeking international protection in Europe. It provides a brief update on the current situation in Afghanistan and on the situation of Afghan refugees in both Iran...

ECRE Policy Note: Outspending on migration?

23rd May 2019 | Notes

ECRE published a Policy Note which focuses on issues related to asylum and migration in the ongoing negotiations for the EU’s next long-term budget: how much money will be provided for migration-related objectives? For what specifically? To be spent where? And under...

Relying on Relocation: ECRE Proposal for a Predictable and Fair Relocation following Disembarkation

25th January 2019 | News, Notes

In its latest Policy Paper, ECRE proposes a mechanism for relocation following disembarkation to end the current “ship by ship” approach to relocation of persons rescued in the Mediterranean. The arrangements followed by European countries since the summer of 2018 are...

Policy Note: Debunking The “Safe Third Country” Myth

2nd November 2017 | News, Notes

ECRE’s concerns about EU proposals for expanded use of the safe third country concept. Read the note »

Policy Note: Chartering a way to protection – The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – An indispensable instrument in the field of Asylum

20th January 2017 | Notes

ECRE’s overview of how the Charter can be used to further the rights of those in need of protection. Read the note »

Policy Note: Agent of protection? Shaping the EU Asylum agency

20th January 2017 | Notes

ECRE analysis of the potential and risks contained in the proposal to transform EASO into an EU asylum agency. Read the note »