Complementary protection in Europe

ECRE is publishing a limited update of its 2004 survey on complementary and subsidiary protection. This update covers nine EU Member States plus Switzerland. The objective of the survey was to analyse systems of complementary protection operating in these countries.

Although beneficiaries of complementary protection still enjoy lower standards of social rights than Convention refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, the research identified a "European minimum core of protection" for them. However, there is still significant variance in the lengths of residence permits available to these persons, ranging from three months to immediate permanent residence.

ECRE Survey on Complementary Protection (618.28 KB)