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Atlantic Route: Deadly Incidents and Concern over Conditions for Children

8th January 2021 | News

Four dead bodies were found onboard a boat carrying 47 people, landing in Tenerife on 5 January. 15 people lost their lives on 23 December after authorities failed “to act quickly” to alerts of a boat in distress in Spanish waters. Concern over conditions for 2,500...

Editorial: Progress on the Pact: Not in our Name

18th December 2020 | News

This week ECRE launches its detailed analysis of the legislative proposals accompanying the Pact on Migration and Asylum, while discussions in the Justice and Home Affairs Council lead one to question whether the proposals are going anywhere at all. The German...

Spain: Supreme Court Supports Transfer from Greece to Spain Following a Request at the Embassy

11th December 2020 | News

On 15 October 2020, the Supreme Court of Spain confirmed that an Iraqi national who applied for a transfer from Greece to Spain in the Spanish embassy in Athens had to be transferred to Spain, where he can apply for international protection. In its assessment of the...

Atlantic Route: Pier of Shame Dismantled after Ombudsman Denounces Human Rights Violations

4th December 2020 | News

The camp at Arguineguín pier was finally dismantled after the Spanish Ombudsman had warned about fundamental rights violations and asked the immediate closure of the reception structure. On the evening of 29 November, the camp at Arguineguín pier in Gran Canaria was...

ECRE Working Paper: Contribution de la Société Civile à la Coopération UE-Afrique en Matière de Retour, de Réadmission et de Réintégration: Le Cas du Maroc

30th November 2020 | News

This working paper (In French) by Mohamed Khachani analyses the cooperation between the European Union and Morocco on return, readmission and reintegration. It is part of a series of papers that aim to collect analysis from civil society on the impact of previous and...