European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

Finland has completed a 200-kilometre-long fence along its border with Russia. The Finnish government is planning to extend its controversial border law until 2028. An NGO in Latvia has accused the government of withdrawing financial support because of a legal case against one its members. MPs in Poland have approved another extension of the country’s […]

An NGO has accused police of committing acts of violence against detainees at a centre in Bulgaria. The Hungarian government has announced another extension of “crisis” migration measures. A new NGO report has highlighted deaths and disappearances of people on the move in Serbia. The Serbian government has introduced new identity cards for people who […]

ECRE has published a comparative report on the legal framework for the detention of people seeking international protection in 21 EU member states and 5 non-EU European countries. Information was drawn from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) which contains detailed information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and the content of international protection i...

ECRE has published a comparative report on places and conditions of detention of people seeking international protection in 21 EU member states and 5 non-EU European countries. Information was drawn from the Asylum Information Database (AIDA) which contains detailed information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and the content of international protection in 2...

Protestors in Ceuta have set fire to some of the makeshift shelters used by people who have remained in the Spanish enclave since the mass crossing at the end of July. The government has asked the European Commission to support its response to the ongoing situation in Ceuta. The government has announced that it will […]