Statement to the European Council: Respect the right to seek asylum in Europe

ECRE calls on EU states to reaffirm respect for their international obligations and the right to seek asylum in Europe. The EU should not be seeking to evade its responsibility to provide protection to refugees or to shift the burden to countries in North Africa or elsewhere. Instead efforts should focus on building an accessible Common European Asylum System (CEAS) that can deliver high standards of protection, serve as a model to countries outside the EU, and better share responsibility both between Member States and with the rest of the world.

ECRE Statement to the European Council (June 2009) (280.93 KB)

ECRE Communiqué au Conseil Européen (Juin 2009) (255.42 KB)