UK: Cost of Asylum System Reaches £2bn as Case Backlog and Arrivals Across the Channel Peaks – Rwanda Deal Remains Flawed and Under Heat
While the Home Office annual spending has reached a record £2bn, the backlogs of cases continue to grow as does arrivals across the channel. Meanwhile, the unworkable Rwanda deal designed to deter arrivals continues to be under severe critique. UK’s asylum system is...
ECRE & UNHCR Roundtable: Taking stock of the EU’s response to the Ukrainian Displacement
ECRE & UNHCR Roundtable: Taking stock of the EU’s response to the Ukrainian Displacement 7 September 2022, 13h30 to 17h30 Press Club Brussels Europe, Rue Froissart 95, Brussels European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and United Nations High...
Eastern Borders: CJEU Finds Lithuania’s Legislation Unlawful Amid New Reports of Abuses, Polish Court Ruling on the Illegality of Pushbacks, Poland Replaces a No-Access Zone with Steel Wall
The European Court of Justice (CJEU) found Lithuanian legislation allowing mass detention and preventing asylum requests for irregular arrivals in violation of EU law. Amnesty International reports on abusive practices by Lithuanian authorities. Polish court declare...