Weekly Editorial: From Imposing to Engaging: African Civil Society Perspectives on EU Africa Cooperation

28th February 2020 | News

ECRE has become increasingly concerned about the impact of Europe’s toxic migration control policies on other regions, including Africa. As European and some EU policy-makers clamour to make migration deals with African governments, to get them to prevent...

Joint statement: The new Pact on Asylum and Migration: An Opportunity Seized or Squandered?

14th February 2020 | News

After years of treating asylum and migration in crisis mode, we believe the proposed Pact on Asylum and Migration is an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to change direction. It is an opportunity to develop a rational and rights-based asylum and migration...

Save the Date: ECRE/UNHCR Thematic Report Launch: “Follow the Money III”

12th February 2020 | News

ECRE/UNHCR Thematic Report Launch: “Follow the Money III” Solidarity: The use of AMIF funds to incentivise resettlement and relocation in the EU UNHCR and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) are pleased to invite you to the launch of the “Follow the...

Latest AIDA Country Update on Turkey Translated into Arabic and Turkish

4th February 2020 | News

The latest AIDA Country Update on Turkey is now out in Arabic and Turkish. The AIDA Update offers the only comprehensive analysis of legislative, policy and practice developments relating to the asylum procedure, reception conditions, detention of asylum seekers, and...

ECRE Policy Note: Migration Control Conditionality: A Flawed Model

9th January 2020 | News

ECRE has published a Policy Note which discusses proposal to make EU external funding, including development assistance, conditional on third country governments’ willingness to increase cooperation on readmission. The new leadership of the European Commission and the...