11th December 2025 | Editorials / Op-eds, News
By Julie Lejeune Taking stock of recent European policy developments in the field of asylum and migration, most prominently the recent Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting, requires a clear head as new lows have been reached in terms of respect for...
4th December 2025 | News, Statements
We, the undersigned civil society organisations across Europe, express deepest concern regarding the direction that discussions on the proposal for a Return Regulation are currently taking in the Council of the European Union. The compromise text prepared by the...
14th November 2025 | News
ECRE is organising a webinar on the EU Return Regulation Proposal. Title: From Proposal to Law? Briefing for refugee-led and migrant-led organisations and advocates on the EU Return Regulation Proposal Date: Monday 24 November Time: 12.00-13.15 CET (Brussels time)...
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...
