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Editorial: ECRE’s Work Goes On in the Calm Before the Storm

15th March 2019 | News

Campaigning for the European Parliament elections is in full swing with many MEPs back home and a deceptive sense of calm in Brussels. On asylum and migration certain political and legislative initiatives are still moving, however. After the Council failed to follow...

EASO publishes Country Guidance on Nigeria

14th March 2019 | News

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) has published its guidance note and common analysis on Nigeria. The Country Guidance reflects the common general assessment of the situation in Nigeria by senior policy officials from EU Member States with regards to the...

Sea Watch 3 Remains in Port amid Continued Loss of Life’s on the Med

22nd February 2019 | News

The civilian search and rescue vessel Sea Watch 3 remains in Catania port in Sicily after Dutch authorities decided last week that it needed maintenance. The boat has remained in the port since 30 January. The Dutch authorities have asked Italian authorities to keep...

UNHCR Urges States to Create Safe Passages – Less than 5 % of Resettlement Needs Met in 2018

22nd February 2019 | News

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has released data showing that only 4.7 percent of people in need of resettlement were actually resettled in 2018. Most resettlement needs arose from Lebanon and Turkey, to where people fled conflict in the Middle East. A...

Editorial: Asylum in 2018: Decision-making Must Improve

15th February 2019 | News

This week EASO, the European Asylum Support Office, published its overview of asylum trends in 2018. The headlines are that the number of applications for international protection in the EU+ countries was 634,700 for the year, close to the 2014 figure, with 34% of...