Disparities in the way European countries grant international protection to people fleeing persecution and war persisted in 2018, according to asylum statistics made available by national asylum authorities While EU institutions have emphasised a reduction of arrivals...
The Spanish Directorate General of Merchant Marine under the Development Ministry has denied permission for the Spanish Proactiva Open Arms search and rescue vessel to conduct its mission in the central Mediterranean. The vessel, which operates between Libya and...
Following the latest incident of rescue ships stranded in the Mediterranean, this week’s Editorial takes the form of a presentation of ECRE’s Contingency Plan for Disembarkation and Relocation. A Contingency Plan for Disembarkation and Relocation ECRE relaunches its...
At least four mayors in Italy are refusing to comply with the new immigration law, which has introduced significant restrictive measures for asylum seekers and migrants. The mayors of Palermo, Naples, Florence and Parma have announced they will not enforce parts of...
The Spanish Partido Popular Party (PP) has announced a parliamentary initiative aiming to enable the expulsion of unaccompanied and separated children (UASCs) that arrive at the Spanish enclave of Melilla, by categorising them as “economic...
