ECRE Policy Note: Boosting Asylum in Spain – Making the Most out of AMIF Funding

28th July 2021 | News

Throughout the last six years, the number of asylum applications in Spain rose by almost 20 times: this represented a sharp increase which is larger than in any other EU Member State, and which found the Spanish asylum and reception system substantially unprepared. EU...

Joint Statement: European countries should immediately cease all deportations to Afghanistan

22nd July 2021 | News

We, as NGOs, refugee-led organisations and members of the Afghan diaspora in Europe, are deeply concerned about the increased conflict and violence in Afghanistan. Amidst the deteriorating security situation, we call on all European countries to stop deportations to...

Asylum adjourned – the situation of applicants for international protection in 2020

19th July 2021 | Uncategorized

The Asylum Information Database (AIDA) is a database managed by the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) containing detailed information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and the content of international protection in 23 European...

Advanced ELENA Course 2021: ‘Strengthening International Protection in Europe and Thinking Ahead’ -Now open for registration!

14th July 2021 | News

The 2021 Advanced ELENA Course will take place on Friday 1 October and Saturday 2 October 2021. The Course will be held at the Hôtel Mercure Marseille Vieux-Port in Marseille, France. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in...

Editorial: World Refugee Day – Prevention and Perspective, Please!

18th June 2021 | News

UNHCR has just published its annual flagship report, Global Trends, with its analysis of global displacement. Unsurprisingly, like every year, the headline is that there are record levels of forced displacement, now at 82.4 million people, the majority internally...