EU Hotspot approach: the ‘corner stone of EU support to Italy and Greece’ still struggling two years on

17th November 2017 | News

The latest Progress Report from the European Commission and Annex on Standard Operational Procedures of the hotspot approach released on November 15 describes the initiative as a cornerstone of European support to Italy and Greece and an operational success. However,...

Refugees Rights Data Project findings: current response to the situation in Ventimiglia by Italy and France disregards human rights

6th October 2017 | News

This week, Refugee Rights Data Project in partnership with Refugee Youth Service France released the report “In Dangerous Transit – Filling information gaps relating to refugees and displaced people in Ventimiglia, Italy” based on research conducted in the end of...

Italy further strengthens cooperation with Libya amid human rights concerns

8th September 2017 | News

The Italian Ministry of Interior published statistics this week showing that arrivals from Libya have dramatically decreased over the summer. Italy has taken further steps to enhance cooperation with Libya on migration control. Latest data published by the Italian...

New updates on the refugee hotspots in Italy and Greece

7th July 2017 | News

The Dutch Council for Refugees in partnership with ECRE, the Italian Council for Refugees (CIR), the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) and Pro Asyl, have published a series of updates on the situation in the hotspots in Italy and Greece, following its  original study,...

Italy: Hungary is unsafe country for transferring asylum seekers under Dublin Regulation

26th May 2017 | News

On 15 May 2017, the Italian Council of State annulled the transfer to Hungary of an asylum seeker under the Dublin Regulation, confirming its previous position expressed in September 2016. The judgment reaffirmed the deteriorated situation of asylum seekers in Hungary...