EP Study Co-authored by ECRE and Commissioned by the EP LIBE Committee on Use of EU Funding for Asylum and Migration Outside the EU

16th December 2022 | News

This study provides an overview on how EU funding, both from home affairs funds and from the external action budget, have in the past and can currently support asylum and migration priorities outside the EU. It focuses on expenditure during the previous Multiannual...

ECRE Factsheet: Asylum Statistics and the Need for Protection in Europe

15th December 2022 | News

ECRE has published an update to its 2020 factsheet that takes a closer look at the reliability of asylum statistics, particularly on protection of individuals. By breaking down the numerous factors that can significantly affect such numbers, ECRE sounds a note of...

ECRE Reaction: No Majority for Instrumentalisation Regulation

8th December 2022 | News

We welcome the fact that no majority could be found in the Council on the Instrumentalisation Regulation today. This demonstrates that, while the right to asylum in Europe is under threat, a sizeable group of Member States is ready to step up to defend it. ECRE and...

Joint Statement: EU admits Croatia to Schengen Without Regard to Abuses at the Border

8th December 2022 | News

(Brussels, December 8, 2022) – The Decision on December 8, 2022, by the Council of the European Union to admit Croatia into the Schengen area despite substantiated reports of frequent breaches of EU and international human rights law by Croatian authorities and its...

ECRE Policy Note: Monitoring the Implementation of Returns: A Complex Puzzle with Missing Pieces

6th December 2022 | News

ECRE has published a Policy Note that assesses current return monitoring initiatives. It finds that the current monitoring of return processes in the EU is not adequate, and is scattered across different institutions and stakeholders. There is no specific, independent...