ECRE Policy Note: Voluntary Departure and Return: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Policy Note offers ECRE’s analysis of European Practices in the area of return including “voluntary departures” and assisted return, with its recommendations to the EU. Despite a dramatic fall in the number of people arriving in Europe to seek protection since its...European Commission notes improvements in EU return policy but recommends better implementation of the Return Directive to protect fundamental rights
28 March 2014 The European Commission (EC) has adopted today a Communication on the EU Return Policy, highlighting the need for better practical implementation of the EU Return Directive and return policies in general. The Commission argues that the Return Directive...
Policy Paper: Creating more “safe” countries and frontloading the Pact
ECRE has published a policy paper on the various amendments to the Asylum Procedures Regulation (APR) that have been put forward by the European Commission in 2025. The proposed reforms relate to the creation of an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin (SCO), the...