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List of ECRE publications

Access and regions of origin – CEAS – Vulnerable groups – Resettlement – Return – AIDA – EU Charter of fundamental rights

Access and regions of origin

ECRE, Amnesty & ICJ Joint Briefing on the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation, April 2016
ECRE, Amnesty & ICJ Joint Briefing on the Commission Proposal on the Rules for Frontex operations at sea, September 2013
ECRE and Amnesty Briefing on the Commission Proposal amending the Frontex Regulation, September 2010
ECRE Defending Refugees’ Access to Protection in Europe, December 2007
ECRE Guarding Refugee Protection Standards in Regions of Origin, The Way Forward, December 2005
ECRE Comments on the Commission Communication on enhancement of protection capacity in regions of origin, September 2004
ECRE and US Committee for Refugees Responding to the Asylum and Access Challenge, April 2003
ECRE An Overview of Proposals Addressing Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons, July 2001

CEAS

General

ECRE Preliminary Deference? The impact of judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU in cases X.Y.Z., A.B.C. and Cimade and Gisti on national law and the use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, March 2017
ECRE Memorandum to the European Council Meeting 17- 18 March 2016: Time to Save the Right to Asylum, March 2016
ECRE Guidance Note on the transposition and implementation of the EU asylum acquis, February 2014
ECRE Recommendations on the Occasion of the Danish Presidency of the EU, January 2012
ECRE, Comments to the Commission Communication on the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility COM (2011), 2012
ECRE Memorandum on the occasion of the Hungarian Presidency, January 2011
ECRE Memorandum on the occasion of the Belgian Presidency, July 2010
ECRE Memorandum on the occasion of the Spanish Presidency, January 2010
ECRE Time to Show your Cards – ECRE’s Recommendations for the Stockholm Programme, September 2009
ECRE Memorandum to the Swedish Presidency, June 2009
ECRE Memorandum to the JHA Council, February 2009
ECRE Memorandum to the Czech Presidency, December 2008
ECRE Memorandum to the French Presidency, June 2008
ECRE Memorandum to the JHA Council: Ending the asylum lottery – Guaranteeing refugee protection in Europe, April 2008
ECRE Memorandum to the Slovenian Presidency, December 2007
ECRE Submission in response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on the Future of the CEAS, September 2007
ECRE Memorandum to the Portuguese Presidency, June 2007
ECRE Memorandum to the Finnish Presidency, August 2006
ECRE Memorandum to the Austrian Presidency, January 2006
ECRE Memorandum to the UK Presidency, July 2005
ECRE Comments on the Commission Communication on “A More Efficient CEAS”, September 2004
ECRE Broken Promises – Forgotten Principles: An ECRE evaluation of the development of EU minimum standards for refugee protection, June 2004
ECRE Comments on the Commission Communication “Towards a More Accessible, Equitable and Managed International Protection Regime”, June 2004
ECRE Memorandum to the Irish Presidency – Countdown for the Amsterdam Treaty deadline: ECRE’s recommendations for an EU Asylum Policy, January 2004
ECRE Memorandum to the Danish Presidency – ECRE’s Key Recommendations for a Human Rights orientated EU Asylum Policy, July 2002
ECRE The Promise of Protection: Progress towards a European Asylum Policy since the Tampere Summit 1999, November 2001
ECRE The Tampere Dossier, June 2000
ECRE Position on the Enlargement of the European Union in relation to Asylum, September 1998
ECRE Position on the Functioning of the Treaty on European Union in relation to Asylum Policy, March 1997

Dublin

ECRE/ELENA Case law note on the application of the Dublin Regulation to family reunion cases
ECRE Comments on the Commission proposal for a Dublin IV Regulation, October 2016
ECRE Comments on the Commission Recommendation relating to the reinstatement of Dublin transfers to Greece, February 2016
ECRE Comments on the Dublin III Regulation, March 2015
ECRE and JRS Joint Statement: The Dublin III Regulation enters into force, 19 July 2013
ECRE Enhancing intra-EU solidarity tools, January 2013
Forum Réfugiés-Cosi, ECRE & Hungarian Helsinki Committee, Dublin II Regulation: Lives on hold, JanuaryF 2013
ECRE Comments on the Commission proposal to recast the Dublin Regulation, April 2009
ECRE Sharing Responsibility for Refugee Protection in Europe: Dublin Reconsidered, March 2008
ECRE The Dublin Regulation: Ten Recommendations for Reform, March 2007
ECRE/ELENA Summary Report on the Application of the Dublin II Regulation in Europe, March 2006
ECRE/ELENA Report on the Application of the Dublin II Regulation in Europe, March 2006
ECRE Position on the Implementation of the Dublin Convention, December 1997
ECRE Position on Sharing the Responsibility: Protecting Refugees and Displaced Persons in the Context of Large Scale Arrivals, March 1996

Eurodac

ECRE ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposal to recast the Eurodac Regulation, July 2016
ECRE Comments on the Commission Staff Working Document on the implementation of the Eurodac Regulation, June 2015

Reception and detention

ECRE Comments on the Commission proposal to recast the Reception Conditions Directive, October 2016
ECRE Information Note on the Reception Conditions Directive (recast), July 2015
ECRE Reception and detention conditions for applicants for international protection in light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, January 2015
ECRE Comments on the amended Commission Proposal to recast the Reception Conditions Directive, September 2011
ECRE Comments on the Commission proposal to recast the Reception Conditions Directive, April 2009
ECRE Proposals for Revisions to the EC Directive on the Reception of Asylum Seekers, May 2008
ECRE The EC Directive on Reception of Asylum Seekers: Are asylum seekers in Europe receiving material support and access to employment in accordance with European legislation?, November 2005
ECRE Setting Limits: Research paper on the effects of limits on the freedom of movement of asylum seekers, January 2002
ECRE Position on the Reception of Asylum Seekers, November 2001
ECRE Research Paper on Alternatives to Detention, September 1997
ECRE Position on the Reception of Asylum Seekers, June 1997
ECRE Position on the Detention of Asylum Seekers, April 1996

Asylum procedures

ECRE/ICJ Joint Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on access to justice, April 2018
ECRE/ELENA Legal Note on Access to Legal Aid in Europe, November 2017
ECRE ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposal for an Asylum Procedures Regulation, November 2016
Dutch Council for Refugees and ECRE Desk Research on application of a safe third country and a first country of asylum concepts to Turkey, May 2016
ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposal for an EU common list of safe countries of origin, Oct 2015
ECRE Information Note on the Asylum Procedures Directive (recast), December 2014
ECRE and Dutch Council for Refugees, The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights to asylum procedural law, October 2014
ECRE Comments on the amended Commission Proposal to recast the Asylum Procedures Directive, September 2011
ECRE/ELENA Survey on Legal Aid for Asylum Seekers in Europe, October 2010
ECRE Comments on the Commission proposal to recast the Asylum Procedures Directive, May 2010
ECRE Information Note on the Asylum Procedures Directive, October 2006
ECRE Towards Fair and Efficient Asylum Systems in Europe, The Way Forward, September 2005
ECRE Comments on the amended proposal for the Asylum Procedures Directive, March 2005
ECRE Comments on the amended proposal for the Asylum Procedures Directive, March 2003
ECRE Guidelines on Fair and Efficient Procedures for Determining Refugee Status, September 1999

Eligibility

ECRE ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposals for a Qualification Regulation, November 2016
ECRE, Asylum Aid, Dutch Council for Refugees and Hungarian Helsinki Committee Actors of Protection and the Application of the Internal Protection Alternative, July 2014
ECRE Information Note on the Qualification Directive (recast), October 2013
ECRE Revised Guidelines on the treatment of Chechen IDPs, asylum seekers and refugees in Europe, March 2011
ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposal to Recast the Qualification Directive, March 2010
ECRE Complementary Protection in Europe, July 2009
ECRE The Impact of the EU Qualification Directive on International Protection, October 2008
ECRE Five years on Europe still ignoring its responsibilities towards Iraqi Refugees, March 2008
ECRE Revised Guidelines on the Treatment of Iraqi Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Europe, April 2007
ECRE Guidelines on the Treatment of Iraqi Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Europe, March 2006
ECRE Guidelines on the Treatment of Chechen IDPs, asylum seekers and refugees in Europe, Feb 2007
ECRE Position on Exclusion from Refugee Status, March 2004
ELENA Background Paper for the International Course on Article 1C and Article 1F of the Refugee Convention, January 2003
ECRE Guidelines on the Treatment of Afghan Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Europe, February 2002
ECRE Position on the Interpretation of Article 1 of the Refugee Convention, September 2000
ECRE Position on Complementary Protection, September 2000
ELENA Research Paper on Non-State Agents of Persecution, September 2000
ELENA Research Paper on the Internal Protection Alternative, September 2000 !!
ECRE Revised Position on Refugees from the Former Yugoslavia, December 1997
ECRE Position on Temporary Protection in the context of a need for a Supplementary Refugee Definition, March 1997
ECRE Position on Refugees from the Former Yugoslavia, December 1996
ECRE Note on the Harmonisation of the Interpretation of Article 1 of the Refugee Convention, June 1995

Integration and mobility

ECRE The Right to Housing for Beneficiaries of International Protection, December 2016
ECRE The Right to Work for Beneficiaries of International Protection, December 2016
ECRE Towards the Integration of Refugees in Europe, The Way Forward, July 2005
ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposal to extend the scope of the Long-Term Residents Directive to beneficiaries of international protection, March 2008 !!
ECRE Include Refugees and their Families in EU Integration Policies, November 2008
ECRE Recommendations for the 2010 Ministerial Conference on Integration, April 2010
ECRE/ELENA Information Note on Syrians seeking protection in Europe, November 2013
ECRE and Red Cross EU, Disrupted Flight, November 2014
ECRE Mutual recognition of positive asylum decisions and the transfer of international protection status within the EU, November 2014
ECRE/ELENA, Information Note on Family Reunification for Beneficiaries of International Protection in Europe, June 2016
ECRE Position on the Integration of Refugees in Europe, December 2002
ECRE Comments on the amended proposal for a Council Directive on the right to family reunification, September 2002
ECRE/ELENA Survey on Provisions on Travel Documents and Visas for Refugees in the European Union, October 2000
ECRE Position on Family Reunification, July 2000
ECRE Position on the Integration of Refugees in Europe, September 1999

EASO

ECRE, the Role of EASO Operations in National Asylum Systems, November 2019
ECRE ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposal for a Regulation on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 July 2016
ECRE Comments on the Proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Asylum Support Office, April 2009
ECRE Comments on EU plans to establish a European Asylum Support Office (EASO), December 2008

Funding

UNHCR/ECRE, “Follow the Money II” Assessing the use of EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) funding at the national level 2014-2018 (ENG), January 2019
UNHCR/ECRE, “Follow the Money II” Assessing the use of EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) funding at the national level 2014-2018 (ESP), January 2019
PICUM/ECRE, Policy Paper – Promoting socio-economic inclusion of migrants and refugees in the next EU budget, December 2018
PICUM/ECRE, ECRE and PICUM Position on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Social Fund + 2011-2027, October 2018
UNHCR/ECRE, “The Way Forward” – A reflection paper on the new proposals for EU funds on Asylum, Migration and Integration 2021-2027
UNHCR/ECRE, “The Way Forward” – A Comprehensive Study of the new Proposals for EU funds on Asylum, Migration and Integration, October 2018
UNHCR/ECRE, “Follow the Money” Assessing the use of EU Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) funding at the national level, January 2018
ECRE Information Note on the AMIF Regulation, May 2015
ECRE Comments on the Commission Proposal for a European Refugee Fund, March 2004

EU External Affairs and regions of origin

Vulnerable groups

ECRE, Rights of refugee children: Overview of developments in 2017, May 2018
ECRE, The Right To A Nationality Of Refugee Children Born In The Eu And The Relevance Of The Eu Charter Of Fundamental Rights, February 2017
ECRE Oral Submission to the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee’s Inquiry on Unaccompanied Minors in the EU, April 2016
Right to Justice: Quality Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Children – Annex 1, July 2014
Right to Justice: Quality Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Children – Annex 2, July 2014
Right to Justice: Quality Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Children – Overview, July 2014
ECRE Right to Justice: Quality Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Children, July 2014
ECRE Comparative Study on Practices in the Field of Return of Minors, December 2011
ECRE Position on Asylum Seeking and Refugee Women in Europe, December 1997
ECRE Position on Refugee Children, November 1996

Resettlement

Contribution of ECRE to discussions on the Global Compact on Refugees, December 2017
ECRE, ICMC, CCME, IRC, Red Cross, Caritas Joint NGO Comments Paper on the European Commission proposal for a Regulation establishing a Union Resettlement Framework , November 2016
ECRE, Know Reset, Refugee Resettlement in the EU: The Capacity to do it better and to do it more, April 2013
ECRE Concrete Steps Towards a European Resettlement Programme, December 2008
ECRE Towards a European Resettlement Programme, The Way Forward, June 2005

Return

ECRE EU Migration Policy and Returns: Case Study on Afghanistan, December 2017
ECRE Information Note on the Return Directive, January 2009
ECRE The Return of Asylum Seekers Whose Applications Have Been Rejected in Europe, The Way Forward, June 2005
ECRE Increasing Refugee Participation in the Field of Voluntary Return, May 2005
ECRE Position on Return, October 2003
ECRE Comments on the Commission Green Paper on a Community Return Policy, August 2002
ECRE Position on Returns to Kosovo, June 2000

EU Charter of fundamental rights

ECRE, Danger To The Security Of The State Which Granted Refugee Status, March 2017
ECRE, The EU Charter of fundamental rights; an indispensable instrument in the field of asylum, January 2017

AIDA

Country reports

Austria: March 2019
Belgium: March 2019
Bulgaria: January 2019
Cyprus: March 2019
Germany: April 2019
Spain: March 2019
France: March 2019
Greece: March 2019
Croatia: March 2019
Hungary: March 2019
Ireland: February 2019
Italy: April 2019
Malta: March 2019
Netherlands: March 2019
Poland: March 2019
Portugal: April 2019
Romania: March 2019
Sweden: April 2019
Slovenia: March 2019
UK: March 2019
Switzerland: February 2019
Serbia: March 2019
Turkey: March 2019

Comparative reports

Housing out of reach? The reception of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe:, May 2019
Access to protection in Europe: The registration of asylum applications: October 2018
Access to protection in Europe: Borders and entry into the territory: October 2018
Boundaries of Liberty: Asylum and de facto detention in Europe: March 2018
The concept of vulnerability in European asylum procedures: September 2017
Refugee rights subsiding? Europe’s two-tier protection regime and its effect on the rights of beneficiaries: April 2017
Admissibility, responsibility and safety in European asylum procedures: September 2016
Wrong counts and closing doors: The reception of refugees and asylum seekers in Europe: March 2016
Common asylum system at a turning point: Refugees caught in Europe’s solidarity crisis: September 2015
Mind the Gap: An NGO perspective on challenges to accessing protection in the CEAS: September 2014
Not there yet: An NGO perspective on challenges to a fair and effective CEAS: September 2013

Fact-finding visits

Airport procedures in Germany: Gaps in quality and compliance with guarantees: May 2019
The AnkER Centres: Implications for asylum procedures, reception and return: April 2019
Access to asylum and detention at France’s borders: June 2018
Balkan Route Reversed: The Return of Asylum Seekers to Croatia under the Dublin System: December 2016
Navigating the maze: Structural barriers to accessing protection in Austria: December 2015
Crossing boundaries: The new asylum procedure at the border and challenges to accessing protection in Hungary: October 2015
What’s in a name? The reality of First “Reception” at Evros: February 2015

Legal briefings

Withdrawal of reception conditions for asylum seekers: An appropriate, effective or legal sanction? July 2018
Relocation: A view from destination countries: May 2018
The detention of asylum seekers in Europe: Constructed on shaky ground? June 2017
Accelerated, prioritised and fast-track asylum procedures: Legal frameworks and practice in Europe: May 2017
Unravelling Travelling: Travel documents for beneficiaries of international protection: October 2016
The length of asylum procedures in Europe: October 2016
Asylum on the Clock? Duration and review of international protection status in Europe: June 2016
Detriment of the doubt: Age assessment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children: December 2015
The legality of examining asylum claims in detention from the perspective of procedural rights and their effectiveness: October 2015
Safe countries of origin – a safe concept? September 2015
Asylum statistics in the European Union: a need for numbers: August 2015
The legality of detention of asylum seekers under the Dublin III Regulation: June 2015

Statistical updates

The implementation of the Dublin III Regulation in 2018: March 2019
The Dublin system in the first half of 2018: October 2018
The Dublin system in 2017: March 2018
The Dublin system in the first half of 2017: August 2017
The Dublin system in 2016: March 2017