Germany adds Serbia, Macedonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina to the list of safe countries of origin

26th September 2014 | News

On 19 September 2014, the German Bundesrat (Federal Council) passed a law according to which Serbia, Macedonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina will be added to the list of safe countries of origin. Applications of asylum seekers from these countries will be considered as...

Border monitoring in Hungary: Routine expulsion of unaccompanied children to Serbia continues

12th September 2014 | News

In a new report, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), UNHCR and the Hungarian National Police Headquarters summarized the experiences gathered in 2013 in the course of the border monitoring programme at the Hungarian-Serbian border. According to the report, in...

Belgrade Centre for Human Rights highlights obstacles for asylum seekers in accessing Serbian territory and asylum procedures

4th July 2014 | News

4 July 2014 In its latest report on the state of asylum in Serbia, the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) raises concerns regarding asylum seekers’ access to Serbian territory and asylum procedures. BCHR stresses that in 2013, Belgrade airport officers recognised...

Serbia must improve treatment of asylum seekers, refugees and IDPs before it can join the EU, says NGO coalition

30th May 2014 | News

30 May 2014 Serbia’s asylum system and living conditions for refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) must be improved before it can join the EU, according to a report by a coalition of Serbian NGOs called ‘prEUgovor’, which includes ECRE Member Grupa 484. The...

EASO analyses reasons why people from Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, FYROM, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia seek asylum in the EU

22nd November 2013 | News

The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) published this week a report on asylum applications from the Western Balkans, in which it examined the factors influencing asylum seekers from the Western Balkan region applying to EU Member States and Associated Countries...