OP-ED: Europe must resist temptation to deport Afghans into a rights vacuum

30th October 2025 | Editorials / Op-eds, News

By Hameed Hakimi In August 2024, Germany became the first European country to deport Afghans to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Although the deportation process was facilitated through Qatar, two things should be clear. First, the office of the then German chancellor...

ECRE Policy Note: All Packed-Up and Ready? Assessment of the State of Play on Pact Implementation

22nd October 2025 | News

ECRE has published a policy note which assesses the state of play of the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The note analyses how EU member states (MS) are adapting their national legislation, reception systems, and operational capacities to align...

Event – Realising Solidarity under the Pact: From Theory to Practice

1st October 2025 | News

ECRE and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are co-organising a panel discussion on the planned mandatory solidarity mechanism under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Title: Realising Solidarity under the Pact: From Theory to Practice Date: Monday 27 October...

Open Letter: Call for UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties

25th September 2025 | News

ECRE has joined more than 250 civil society organisations in calling on UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties, and to reject efforts to undo or undermine legal norms. The organisations have...

OP-ED: Belgium’s reception ban for M-status holders: Testing the limits of EU law and human dignity

25th September 2025 | Editorials / Op-eds, News

By Thomas Willekens Since 4 August 2025, families with small children who have applied for international protection are sleeping rough in Brussels. This is not due to a lack of places in the reception system but the direct consequence of a new federal policy....