29th November 2019 | News
In a discussion paper for EU member states representatives published by Statewatch, the Finnish presidency of the Council proposed concrete options to enhance the leverage of the EU to bring third countries to cooperate on readmission of their nationals. The punitive...
22nd February 2019 | News
This week ECRE publishes a Policy Note and an analysis of case law on return to Afghanistan, building on its previous work on return of persons to that country. Despite ECRE’s critical stance on contemporary return policies, including in relation to Afghanistan, our...
14th December 2018 | News
Asylum seekers returned to Italy under the Dublin Regulation face arbitrary access to accommodation, risks of destitution and substandard reception conditions despite Italy’s obligation to provide guarantees of adequate treatment, according to a report published this...
30th November 2018 | News
ECRE has published its comments on the European Commission’s proposal for a recast Return Directive. The Commission has billed its proposal of September 12, 2018 as a ‘targeted review’, however, its impact could be far-reaching, leading to increased detention,...