Germany: Rules for Church Asylum Loosened While Family Reunification Lacks Behind Quota

22nd January 2021 | News

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has loosened the rules for church asylum regarding the time frame for Dublin returns. In 2020, cases of family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection lacked far behind the agreed quota. The BAMF...

EU-level Report on the status of refugee-led community organisations

22nd January 2021 | News

In the framework of the project ‘’Training Kit for Empowering Refugee-led Community Organisations’’, ECRE has released a report based on data from existing studies, interviews with Refugee-led Community Organisations (RCOs) and relevant research from other...

Germany: Deportation to Afghanistan amid Low Asylum Applications and Lengthy Procedures in Anchor Centres

15th January 2021 | News

On 12 January a deportation flight took off to Afghanistan which ranks least peaceful country in the world. In 2020, fewer people have applied for asylum while asylum procedures in anchor centres took longer than average. This week, 26 people whose asylum claims had...

Editorial: Progress on the Pact: Not in our Name

18th December 2020 | News

This week ECRE launches its detailed analysis of the legislative proposals accompanying the Pact on Migration and Asylum, while discussions in the Justice and Home Affairs Council lead one to question whether the proposals are going anywhere at all. The German...

The Impact of the Second Wave of Lockdowns on the Position of People on the Move

11th December 2020 | News

Following the update provided on 28 May 2020, ECRE has now published the Information Sheet: COVID-19 Measures and Updates Related to Asylum and Migration Across Europe, in light of the second round of lockdown procedures adopted throughout Europe. Earlier this week,...