European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

There has been a major decrease in the number of recorded irregular border crossings on the Eastern Borders migration route in the first nine months of 2026.  The largest party in the Finnish government coalition has proposed to tighten the country’s asylum rules. The Finnish government is reportedly planning to spend €100 million on producing […]

There has been a major decrease in the number of recorded irregular border crossings on the Central Mediterranean migration route in the first nine months of 2026. There have been more deaths and numerous rescues of people on the move in the Mediterranean in recent weeks. An NGO has denounced authorities in Greece for detaining […]

Tell us about your organisation Passerell is an Luxembourg-based NGO that has been active in the field of fundamental rights since 2016. Through its free legal contact point, the organisation listens to asylum seekers and refugees, informs them about their rights and supports them with their legal and/or administrative procedures. In addition to this, the […]

An internal coalition dispute in the Belgian federal government is continuing to prevent a group of Palestinian students from taking up their scholarship places in various universities in the country. A draft law allowing Belgian police to enter the homes of certain foreign nationals living in the country has moved a step closer to adoption. […]

By Julie Lejeune Some old habits die hard. Earlier this month, the idea to temporarily suspend access to asylum in emergency situations was pushed once again by Greece. This time, it has been presented in the guise of the “European Emergency Response Framework” that was announced in the State of the European Union address in […]