European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner has discussed strengthening co-operation on migration with Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, African Integration and Guineans Abroad Morissanda Kouyaté. The EU has signed a memorandum of understanding to provide €500 million in macro-financial assistance to Jordan. An NGO has raised concerns about a sharp […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
ECRE has published a report of its fact-finding visit to Romania. The aim of the visit, which took place in March 2025, was to examine Romania’s asylum system in light of the upcoming implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum (‘the Pact’) in 2026. The report is focused on access to asylum procedures […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
Authorities in Ceuta have warned that reception centres in the enclave are ‘overwhelmed’ following high numbers of arrivals. An NGO has accused authorities in Mauritania of abusing people on the move in the country. The transfer of unaccompanied minors from the Canary Islands to other Spanish regions has finally begun. The government of the Canary […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
By Jeff Crisp Irregular arrivals For the past 40 years, the governments of wealthy countries in the Global North have been striving to curtail the arrival of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants from less prosperous parts of the world. In the eyes of these states, such movements represent a serious threat to their sovereignty, […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
The updated AIDA Country Report on Romania provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an annex which provides an overview of temporary protection. A number of key developments drawn from the overview of the main changes that have taken […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
The updated AIDA Country Report on Croatia provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an annex which provides an overview of temporary protection. A number of key developments drawn from the overview of […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
The High Court has ruled that asylum applicants who are being accommodated in a hotel in Essex have to be moved out. The number of people who have crossed the Channel in small boats since the change of government in July 2024 has exceeded 50,000. One person has died trying to cross the Channel and […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
There has been an increase in the number of irregular crossings on both the Central- and Western Mediterranean migration routes. The International Organization for Migration has recorded at least 1,011 deaths in the Mediterranean so far in 2025. The Italian government has grounded a civilian rescue aircraft in the first use of a new law. […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
The updated AIDA Country Report on Malta provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. A number of key developments drawn from the overview of the main changes that have taken place since the publication of the update […]| European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
The updated AIDA Country Report on Slovenia provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an annex which provides an overview of temporary protection.| ecre.org
The updated AIDA Country Report on Türkiye provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It also includes a section on temporary protection.| ecre.org
The updated AIDA Country Report on Italy provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and content of international protection in 2024. It is accompanied by an annex which provides an overview of temporary protection.| ecre.org
ECRE has published a policy note which explores how EU asylum and anti-trafficking frameworks can better protect refugee women and girls who are at risk of or have survived human trafficking. Drawing on EU and international legal standards – as well as national-level assessments – ECRE provides a gender-sensitive analysis of the revised EU Anti-Trafficking Directive (ATD) and its intersection with the proposed Facilitators Directive.| ecre.org
ECRE is an alliance of 128 NGOs based in 40 European countries. ECRE’s mission is to protect and advance the rights of refugees, people seeking asylum and other forcibly displaced people in Europe and in Europe’s external policies. ECRE’s work covers three main activities:| ecre.org
The Czech EU Presidency enters its last month having been active and effective on asylum and migration matters. That is both for good and for ill – progress on solidarity is important and activity on the Ukraine response has helped maintain the positive EU approach. The effectiveness on the Instrumentalisation Regulation, we could have done without, however.| ecre.org