ECRE Reaction: No Majority for Instrumentalisation Regulation
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
(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
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...