Greece: Date Set for Trial of ‘Pylos 9’ ― Government Fined for Data Breaches in Asylum Centres ― NGO Reports Detail Conditions in ‘Hotspots’ Since Signature of EU-Turkey Agreement
The trial of the nine men who have been charged with various offences in connection with the Pylos shipwreck tragedy is due to start on 21 May in Kalamata. The Ministry of Migration and Asylum has been fined € 175,000 for non-compliance with data protection rules in a...
Vacancy: Legal Assistant
ECRE is looking to recruit a Legal Assistant to join the Advocacy Team and support the work related to the Asylum Information Database (AIDA), which contains information on asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention and content of international protection...
EU External Partners: Tunisian Security Forces to Receive EU Funding Despite Involvement in Human Rights Abuses — Dozens of Migrant Bodies Found in Mass Grave in Libya — Parliament’s Scrutiny of EU-Egypt Deal Overstepped — Calls for Immediate Ceasefire and Increased Flow of Humanitarian Aid into Gaza Continue Amid Israel’s Expansion of Settlements in West Bank
The EU plans to provide €164.5 million to the Tunisian security forces despite their mounting record of refugee rights violations. 65 bodies were discovered in a mass grave in Libya amid the ongoing interception of migrant boats and abuse of intercepted migrants. The...
Reception Crisis: Number of Asylum Applications Drops in Belgium as Reception Crisis Continues ― Number of Homeless Asylum Seekers in Ireland on the Rise ― UK High Court Asked to Oblige Government to Intervene in Accommodation Crisis for Unaccompanied Children ― Rights Organisations Accuse City of Paris of “Social Cleansing” Amid Forced Evictions
The number of people claiming asylum for the first time in Belgium decreased in 2023 but the country’s reception crisis continues unabated. The Irish government has unveiled plans to provide 14,000 state-owned accommodation places as new data shows that there were...