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Editorial: The JHA Council on Afghanistan: all about the EU

3rd September 2021 | News

During the week of the rentrée, the Justice and Home Affairs Council demonstrated that it is still possible to produce something shocking in the field of asylum and migration (also known as the common anti-asylum and selective migration policy). Having lived through...

UK: Asylum Seekers Waiting While Home Office Seeks EU Readmission Deals, Asylum Backlog at Record High, Website Discourages Afghans from Coming

3rd September 2021 | News

The claims of more than 4,500 asylum seekers, including Afghans, have been put on hold while the Home Office seeks readmission agreements with EU member states. The number of people waiting for an initial asylum decision is up 73%, leaving 70,905 people with pending...

Editorial: Charting the Procedural Labyrinth: the EU’s Proposed Asylum Procedures

21st May 2021 | News

This week ECRE publishes two charts showing the procedural labyrinth facing asylum applicants in Europe, should proposed reforms go ahead. Scenario 1 shows the “regular” asylum procedures for people who were authorised to enter – the majority of applicants. Scenario 2...

AIDA 2020 Update: Switzerland

14th May 2021 | News

The updated AIDA Country Report on Switzerland provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers and content of international protection in 2020. The Swiss asylum...

UK: Patel Plan Going Nowhere Fast, MPs Demanding Removal of Home Office Oversight of Asylum Housing, New Condemnation of Home Office over Asylum Barracks

30th April 2021 | News

As key EU member states reject the idea of entering bilateral readmission agreements with the UK, Home Secretary Priti Patel’s controversial plan to overhaul the asylum system is facing headwind. MPs from across the aisle warn of “inefficient and inhumane” state of...