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Atlantic Route: Containment, Return, Deterrence – Spain’s Response to Increased Sea Arrivals

27th November 2020 | News

The Spanish government does not agree to transferring migrants who arrive in the Canary Islands to the Spanish mainland, despite reception offers from several regions. Instead, it seeks to cooperate with African states on returns and deterrence. The Spanish government...

Study on the Implementation of Border Procedures Reveals Major Flaws and Raises Human Rights Concerns

20th November 2020 | News

Last week, ECRE’s contribution to the implementation of asylum procedures at the border, has been published by the European Parliament Research Service (EPRS) which commissioned it. The entire European Implementation Assessment paper on border procedures contains...

Med: Constitutional Case Filed Over Pushback from Malta, Death-toll Climbing and Returns to Libya Continue

13th November 2020 | News

A constitutional case has been filed by 50 people over breach of rights by Maltese authorities in pushback operation to Libya in April. After a series of shipwrecks the death-toll rapidly climbs on the Med and returns to Libya continue. On 11 April the NGO hotline...

Belgium: ECtHR Condemns Belgium for the Unlawful Deportation of a Sudanese National

6th November 2020 | News

On 27 October, the ECtHR condemned Belgium for the removal of a Sudanese national in spite of a court decision that had ordered the suspension of his removal. The applicant, MA, had entered Belgium unlawfully, passing through Italy, with the goal of reaching the UK....

Med: Loss of Lives Continues – Rescue Capacity Urgently Needed

30th October 2020 | News

The drowning and disappearing at the Mediterranean Sea continued as 13 people died and 40 people went missing within a few days. Search and rescue ships are still blocked in ports and none are operational in the dangerous central Mediterranean Sea. The monitoring...