![Italian NGOs raise concerns over conditions in Cone reception centre and government reform plans to tackle reception problems](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cona_3_MP-640x260.jpg)
![Italian NGOs raise concerns over conditions in Cone reception centre and government reform plans to tackle reception problems](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cona_3_MP-640x260.jpg)
![NO TIME TO WASTE: NGOS CALL UPON EU INSTITUTIONS AND MEMBER STATES TO EXPAND THE USE OF SAFE AND LEGAL CHANNELS FOR REFUGEES](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/statement.png)
NO TIME TO WASTE: NGOS CALL UPON EU INSTITUTIONS AND MEMBER STATES TO EXPAND THE USE OF SAFE AND LEGAL CHANNELS FOR REFUGEES
The increasing number of people in need of international protection perishing on their way to safety is a sinister reminder of the limitations of the current international protection regime. Entitlements to the rights recognised by international and regional...![Asylum statistics 2016: Sharper inequalities and persisting Asylum lottery](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/aida.png)
Asylum statistics 2016: Sharper inequalities and persisting Asylum lottery
On January 17 the ECRE’s Asylum Information Database (AIDA) published an overview of the latest asylum trends revealing sharper discrepancies in the distribution of refugees across Europe, as well as persisting disparities in the recognition of international...![EU signs deal with Mali as part of Partnership Framework](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fence-bamako-1080x675.jpg)
EU signs deal with Mali as part of Partnership Framework
On Sunday 11 December the European Union and the government of Mali signed a Joint Declaration focusing on addressing root causes of migration and strengthening cooperation on the return of irregular migrants who did not receive refugee status in the EU. The...![European Commission proposes to increase numbers of returns to Turkey under EU-Turkey deal and re-start returns to Greece under Dublin](https://ecre.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_7127_0.jpg)