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Weekly Editorial: Once we were tearing down walls – now we are building them

3rd March 2017 | News

The Berlin Wall was a symbol of repression and for most of us the iconic image of an enthusiastic crowd tearing it down remains an important symbol of freedom and of the people’s desire to claim their human rights. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along...

New country reports on asylum and integration of refugees in Europe

6th February 2017 | News

ECRE’s Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is launching the first of a series of country reports from 20 European countries. The reports provide an updated and thorough overview of statistics, legal and policy frameworks and practices in the areas of asylum...

Weekly Editorial: A dark winter in Europe

20th January 2017 | News

Developments this winter will make you question everything you thought you knew about Europe. As freezing temperatures have taken hold, French police are reported to be harassing migrants seeking shelter, in Greece and Bulgaria migrants are dying from hypothermia and...

New AIDA briefing on the length of asylum procedures

7th October 2016 | News

A new legal briefing published this week by the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) examines the length of asylum procedures across 20 European countries. The briefing analyses the transposition and implementation of time limits set out in the recast Asylum Procedures...

Fear, fences and detention: some of the challenges faced by refugees in Hungary

30th September 2016 | News

Amnesty International and Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks have this week raised serious concerns about the situation for asylum seekers and refugees in Hungary. Unlawful detention, violation of the right to asylum, labyrinthine asylum...

Weekly Editorial: Once we were tearing down walls – now we are building them

New country reports on asylum and integration of refugees in Europe

Weekly Editorial: A dark winter in Europe

New AIDA briefing on the length of asylum procedures

Fear, fences and detention: some of the challenges faced by refugees in Hungary

New country reports on asylum and integration of refugees in Europe