Things are Heating up along the Balkan Route

Things are Heating up along the Balkan Route

18th September 2020 | News

Italian Interior Minister promises intensified border controls as arrivals via the Balkan Route to Italy surge. Forty people are quarantined in inhumane conditions in the Italian city Udine, sheltered in buses. Since the beginning of 2020, more than 400 people were...
Hungary: Closing in On Itself

Hungary: Closing in On Itself

4th September 2020 | News

As a reaction to the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in May Hungary closed the controversial transit zones and introduced a new asylum system, according to ECRE member Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC) de facto removing the country from...
Balkans: New Report Details Illegal Pushbacks and Border Violence

Balkans: New Report Details Illegal Pushbacks and Border Violence

28th August 2020 | News

The Border Violence Monitoring Network (BVMN) published its monthly report highlighting 21 incidents of illegal pushbacks during July across the Balkan region. The report shares the experience of 389 people and details rights violations occurring at the external...
Asylum in Europe 2019: human rights under pressure

Asylum in Europe 2019: human rights under pressure

27th July 2020 | News

Evidence from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) shows that compliance with existing EU asylum law should be a priority  The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is a database managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), containing up-to-date and...
AIDA 2019 Update: Greece*

AIDA 2019 Update: Greece*

26th June 2020 | News

The updated AIDA Country Report on Greece tracks numerous legislative, policy and practice-related developments relating to the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, and content of international protection. While it mainly covers the...