ECRE Weekly Bulletin. Boletín Semanal de ECRE: 2024. Publicación desde 12.01.2007 en este enlace se recogen solamente los Boletines a partir del 1 de enero de 2024 hasta el 12 de julio de 2024.

Latest issues:

• 02/08/2024. EU changing of the guard: Winter (may be) coming. Estonian Border Guards to Support Latvian Colleagues on Latvia-Russia Border. Finland Enacts Controversial New ‘Pushback Law’. Hungary Faces Renewed Criticism from Both EC and FRA. Lithuanian Border Guards to Support Latvian Colleagues on Latvia-Russia Border. Poland Allows Border Guards to Use Firearms Against People Trying to Cross Poland-Russia Border. GREECE: NGOs Renew Criticism of Conditions in Greek Centres. FRA Accuses Greece of Failing to Investigate ‘Ill-Treatment’ of People Trying to Cross Greece-Türkiye Border. NGOs Object to ‘Overly Positive’ EC Rule of Law Report on Greece. Child Arrivals in Greece Quadruple in 2024. Hellenic Coast Guard Rejects Turkish Accusations of Pushbacks. Court Convicts Vigilantes for Illegally Detaining Migrants. Aida Country Report: Romania; Country Report: Türkiye.
• 19/07/2024. EU Eastern borders: Significant Increase in Arrivals via EU Eastern Borders Despite Overall Decrease in EU. Finland Adopts Controversial ‘Pushback’ Law. Asylum Seekers File Lawsuit Against Lithuania for Unlawful Detention. NGO Calls for Urgent Action to Help People Trapped in ‘Death Zone’ Along Poland-Belarus Border. Poland Asks France and Germany for Support to Secure Belarus Border. Mediterranean: New Joint Report Highlights Extreme Violence on Land Routes Towards Africa’s Mediterranean Coast. NGO Appeals to Cypriot Courts on Behalf of People Trapped in Buffer Zone. Greek Court Acknowledges Racist Motives in 2018 Anti-Migrant Attacks on Lesvos. CoE Urges Greece to Treat Migrants and Refugees with ‘Dignity and Humanity’. Investigation Reveals Frontex Failure to Report Migrant Abuses. Italy: NGO Condemns Abuse of Migration-related Detention and ‘Punitive Conditions’ in Detention Centres. Another Search and Rescue Ship Detained for Changing Port of Debarkation. Judge Frees Search and Rescue Ship and Dismisses Legitimacy of Libyan Coast Guard. Decrease in Arrivals and Renewed Concerns About Asylum Accommodation. 33 Migrants Freed from Slave-Like Working Conditions and Shocking Attack Against Migrant Women on Italy-France Border. UK: New UK Prime Minister Scraps Controversial Rwanda Scheme. More Migrant Deaths in Channel. New Government Sets Out Plans for ‘UK Border Security Command’. Polling Indicates Support for ‘Safe and Legal Routes’ for Asylum Applicants. Condemnation of Conditions in Europe’s Largest Detention Centre. Renewed Concerns About Asylum Accommodation and Protest on the Bibby Stockholm Barge. Editorial. EU changing of the guard: Winter (may be) coming. ECRE Legal Note: The Guarantees of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in Respect of Legal Counselling, Assistance and Representation in Asylum Procedures. AIDA Country Report: Hungary  2023 Update
• 12/07/2024. AIDA Country Report on Croatia; Report on Italy; Report on Portugal y Switzerland. ECRE-PICUM Study: Beyond Walls and Fences – EU Funding Used for a Complex and Digitalised Border Surveillance System. Atlantic route an Spain. 89 Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania. Spain’s Main Opposition Proposes Military Deployment for Border Management. Hundreds Protest Migrant Arrivals on Canary Islands. 68 Rescued from Boat in Distress in Atlantic. Balkan route: Bulgaria Pressures Frontex to Ignore Abuse to Experience ‘How Border Guarding Works’. Hungary Will Not Pay ‘Completely Unfair’ €200m Fine. EU Signs New Frontex-Serbia Cooperation Agreement. Eu external partners. NGOs Urge EU to Stop Outsourcing Asylum. UN Highlights Largescale Abuse of Migrants in Libya and Reports Discovery of Mass Grave. Türkiye Closes Border with Syria following Anti-Syrian Violence and Retributions. EU Signs €1bn Financing Deal with Egypt.
• 28/06/2024. AIDA Country Report on Austria; Report on Greece. Comments Paper: Asylum Procedures Regulation.EU Eastern Borders: Finland’s Controversial Migration Law Moves Closer to Adoption Amid Civil Society and United Nations Concerns. Hungary Receives € 200 Million Fine from EU Court over Migration Policy Then Vows to Prioritise ‘Stemming Illegal Migration’ in Upcoming EU Presidency. Poland Reintroduces ‘Exclusion’ Zone’ next to Border with Belarus and Considers Closing Remaining Crossings. EU External Partners: EU Denies Complicity in Dumping Black Migrants in North African Desert. Human Rights Organisations Call for Human Rights Benchmarks for Egypt Amid Reports of Forced Returns of Sudanese Refugees. Video Reveals More Abuse of Migrants by Libyan Coast Guard. Leaked UN Briefing Reveals Details of Tunisian Role in Torture and Killing of Migrants in Libya. Moroccan and Spanish Authorities Reportedly ‘Involved’ in Melilla Tragedy. Mediterranean: UN Offers Condolences for Victims of Migrant Shipwrecks in Ionian Sea. Cyprus Rejects “Buffer Zone Migrants” Amid Rising Tensions Between Republic and UN. Hellenic Coast Guard Accused of Throwing Migrants Overboard to Their Deaths. Italian Cabinet Upholds NGO Request to Stop Sending Patrol Boats to Tunisia. Frontex Internal Review System Actively Undermined.
• 14/06/2024. The EU is stretching the limits of the Temporary Protection Directive beyond 2025, but is it enough?. AIDA Country Report on Poland-  2023 Update. ECRE Annual General Conference 2024. European Parliament Elections 2024. New Calls for Safe and Legal Pathways after NGO Retrieves 12 Bodies from Sea. Search and Rescue NGO Wins Court Case Against Italian Authorities. Greek Authorities Issue Arrest Warrant for Human Rights Defender. Survivors of Pylos Shipwreck Still Waiting for Accountability on First Anniversary of Tragedy.
• 07/06/2024. ECRE Annual General Conference 2024. AIDA Country Report on Irlanda -  2023 Update. AIDA Country Report on Germany–2023 Update. AIDA Country Report on Slovenia – 2023 Update. European Parliament Elections 2024. BALKAN ROUTE: Continued Concerns About Migrant Pushbacks from Bulgaria to Türkiye. NGOs Blame Hungary’s Migration Policy for Boosting Smuggling Networks. EU Set to Sign Frontex Co-operation Agreement with Serbia. Migrants Stuck in Limbo in Cyprus Buffer Zone. Italy Extends State of Emergency Yet Again. Possible Plan for Italy and USA to ‘Swap’ Migrants. European Court of Human Rights Hears First Ever Cases on Pushbacks by Greek Authorities in Evros. NGO Report Denounces Living Conditions in Greek Refugee Camps.
• 31/05/2024. AIDA Country Report on Spain -  2023 Update. Pushbacks from Poland Continue. Poland Shares Details of “Shield East” Plan to Reinforce Europe’s Eastern Borders. Finland Border Guards to Receive Additional Training Related to Implementation of Controversial New Asylum Law. Human Rights NGOs Warn Against Repression of Media and Free Speech in Tunisia. EU Commissioner Says Migration Deals Were ‘Not Voted On’. EU Considers Reactivating Rafah Border Mission. Italy Announces Resumption of Aid for UNRWA. EU Maintains That Syria is Unsafe for Refugee Returns While Lebanon Sets Up Committee to Facilitate Repatriations. Frontex Investigating New Migrant Pushback Accusations. Eight EU countries Call for Situation in Syria to be Reassessed to Enable Refugee Returns. Albanian PM Rules Out Migration Deals with Other EU Countries While Italian PM Insists Albania ‘Project’ Close to Starting. El Hiblu 3 Trial to Proceed Despite Plea for Dismissal.
• 24/05/2024. AIDA Country Report on France-2023 Update. Investigative Journalists Accuse EU of Complicity in Migrant ‘Dumping’ in North African Countries. EU Commissioner says Migration Deals Need to be ‘Revised’. UN Urges Tunisia to Stop Harassing Migrants and NGOs. Another Anti-migrant Protest Takes Place in Tunisia. Tunisia Negotiating ‘Voluntary’ Migrant Return Deals With Other African Countries. Council of Europe Reports ‘Prison-Like Conditions’ in Migrant Centres in Cyprus. Large Increase in Unaccompanied Minors Arriving in Trieste in 2023. Setback for Italy-Albania Deal as Opening of Reception Centres Delayed. Pylos 9: Charges Dismissed But No Freedom Yet. Finland: Proposed Legislation Could Breach International Human Rights Commitments. Frontex Extends Operation on Finland-Russia Border. UN Urges Finland to Introduce Safeguards for Accessing Asylum Procedures.
• 17/05/2024. AIDA Country Report on Belgium–2023 Update. Comments Paper: Regulation on Addressing Situations of Crisis and Force Majeure in the Field of Migration and Asylum. GERMANY: High Court Finds AfD Party ‘Potentially Extremist’. NGOs Denounce ‘Discriminatory’ Debit Card Scheme for Asylum Seekers. Ukrainian Refugees Urged to Join Workforce Amid Voluntary Return Plans. NETHERLANDS: New Coalition Agreement: Overview of Measures Relating to Asylum and Migration. POLAND: Council Adopts EU Asylum Reforms Despite Polish Opposition. Poland Joins Group of Member States Demanding New Migration ‘Solutions’. Prime Minister Vows to Strengthen Border with Belarus. Humanitarians Indicted for Helping Migrants on Poland-Belarus Border.
• 10/05/2024. AIDA Country Report on Cyprus; Country Report on the Netherlands-2023 Update. Comments Paper: Regulation on Asylum and Migration Management. EU External Partners: Member States Push for Outsourcing of Migration Procedures to Third Countries. EU Signs € 1 Billion Migration Deal with Lebanon. Tunisian Authorities Expel Hundreds of Migrants to Border with Algeria. Migrants Released from Detention in Libya. Italy: Prime Minister in Libya for Discussions on Further Migration Co-operation. Joint Italian-Finnish Proposal on Migration Presented to EU Member States. NGO Monitoring Aircraft Banned from Using Airports Near Migrant Routes. Almost 23,000 Unaccompanied Child Migrants Missing in Italy in Three Years. 
• 26/04/2024. AIDA Country Report on Sweden–2023 Update. AIDA Country Report on the United Kingdom–2023 Update. EU External Partners: Ombudsman Renews Inquiry into EU-Tunisia Dea. Auditors Raise Concerns About Implementation of EU Deal with Türkiye. EU Migration Deal with Lebanon May Be Imminent. NGOs Highlight Critical State of Education in Gaza While Germany Announces Resumption of Humanitarian Aid. UK: Rwanda Bill Finally Adopted Amid High-level Criticism. Rwanda Scheme: Doubts About Civil Service Compliance And Concerns About Airline ‘Complicity’ in Human Rights Violations. More Migrant Deaths in Channel. NGO Predicts ‘Meltdown’ of Asylum System.
• 19/04/2024. EU Eastern Borders: Finland Closes its Border with Russia Indefinitely Despite Criticism. Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia Oppose Implementation of New EU Migration Pact While Lithuania Prefers to Pay. Northern Latvia’s New Asylum Centre Receives Support from Local Community. Mediterranean: Cyprus Suspends Processing Asylum Requests of Syrians Enduring Unbearable Conditions in Lebanon and Syria. NGOs Call on Malta to Halt Pushbacks to Unsafe Libya. Refugees in Greece Face Systematic Abuse in Reception and Detention Centres and Denial of Rights, ECtHR Issues Another Ruling About Human Rights Violations in Greek ‘Hotspots’. Italy: New Reports Highlight Violations of Basic Refugee Rights Including Detention of Minors. Prime Minister Signs Three Agreements with Tunisia to Curb Migration as EU Ombudsman Launches Inquiry Into EU-Tunisia Deal. New Plans for Migrant Workers Launched to Fill Labour Shortages. Interior Minister Vows to Increase Number of Repatriation Centres. All Charges Against Iuventa Crew Dropped. UK: Rwanda Bill Approaches Finishing Line as Implementation Obstacles Continue to Grow. Government Looking to Negotiate Migration Deals with Other Countries. NGOs Planning ‘People’s Inquiry’ to Campaign for Closure of Accommodation Barge. Asylum Seekers Moved Off Largest Accommodation Site Due to Safety Risks. Dozens of Home Office Staff Under Criminal Investigation. 
• 12/04/2024. AIDA Country Report on Bulgaria. 2023 Update. Adoption of EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. EU External Partners: MEPs Renew Criticism of EU Migration Deals. Aid Organisations Sue Dutch Government Over EU-Turkey Agreement. More Reports of Interference and Violence by Libyan Coast Guard. NGOs Express Concerns over Human Rights Violations in Tunisia ― Call for Donations and Resumption of Funding for UNRWA. Possible EU-Morocco Migration Deal in the Pipeline. 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.
• 29/03/2024. Policy Note: Seeking Protection: Afghan Asylum Applicants in the EU. Balkan Route: Migrants Risk Tranquiliser Addictions. Frontex Triples Staff at Bulgaria-Türkiye Border Ahead of Schengen Expansion. Refugees in Serbia Endure Violence & Harassment. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Greenlight for Accession Talks Amid Reports of Violence Along Border with Croatia. Decrease in Irregular Crossings Via Western Balkan Route. Channel: Record Number of People Make Crossings in Small Boats in First Three Months of 2024 as Home Office Launches New Social Media Campaign in Effort to Deter Channel Crossings. Footage Shows UK-Funded French Police Employing ‘Textbook Pushback’ Tactics Against Small Boats 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. 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.

• 16/02/2024. Editorial: All Pact-ed up and ready to go: EU asylum law reforms. Revision of the long-term EU budget: What implications for migration and asylum policy 2024-2027?. Launch of the EUisU Campaign on the 2024 European Parliament elections. Policy Paper 12: The Right to Work for Asylum Applicants in the EU: ECRE’s Analysis of the Challenges Faced by Asylum Applicants in Realising the Right to Work in Europe. Policy Paper 13: Transitioning out of the Temporary Protection Directive: ECRE’s Analysis of the Main Options Available to Ensure a Smooth Transition out of the TPD Regime for People Displaced from Ukraine. EU Eastern Borders: Poland Publishes Data Showing 6000 Pushbacks in Past Six Months. Finland-Russia Border Closure Extended Again. Estonia Considers Closing Border Crossing Points. EU External Partners: EU Signs Latest Migration Deal with Mauritania. Frontex’s Co-operation with Libyan Coast Guard Despite Evidence of Abuse Exposed.
• 26/01/2024. EU External Partners: Mass Expulsions Continue Six Months into EU-Tunisia Deal. Morocco: Europe’s “Gatekeeper”. Libya Continues to Be “Hell” for Migrants. EU Deepens Co-operation with Egypt Despite Concerns over Rights Violations. “Displacement Misery” in Gaza and ICJ Allows Continuity of South Africa’s Genocide Case Against Israel Mediterranean: Ongoing Crossings and Rescue Efforts Despite Criminalisation of Rescue Organisations by Italian Authorities. Open Arms Ship Facing 20 Days of Detention While Ocean Viking Returns to Sea. Italian MPs Approve Migration Deal With Albania. Cyprus Praised for “Successful” Migration Strategy Amid Increase in Far-right Violence- Greece: Ongoing Pushbacks and Tragedies. More Reports Highlight the Country’s Inhumane and ’Failing’ Asylum System. ECtHR Rules Against the Authorities.
• 19/01/2024. EU Eastern Borders: Hundreds of NGOs and Individuals Demand that Polish PM Ends Pushbacks, Finland Extends Closure of its Borders with Russia, Slovenia Extends Closure of its Borders with Hungary and Croatia. EU External Partners: European Policies and Funds Blamed for Ongoing Violence Inflicted on Migrants by Tunisian Authorities, So-Called Libyan Coast Guard Continues Interception of Migrants, UN Agencies and EU Politicians Mark 100 Days of Mass destruction, Killing and Displacement in Gaza, EU to Give Egypt €87m to Support Egyptian Border and Navy Guards Despite Lack of Departures from Egyptian Coasts. Mediterranean: Central Mediterranean Route Was the Most Active Migratory Route in 2023, Crossings and Rescue Efforts Continue, Multiple Trials Related to Migration in Italy Happening as Court Prepares to Rule on Albanian-Italian Deal, Attack on Human Rights NGO KISA Highlights Rise in Racist Violence. Germany: Far-Right ‘Remigration’ Meeting Provokes Anger in the Streets, Interior Minister Attributes Decrease in Irregular Border Crossings to Stronger Controls Despite Concerns over Schengen Rules, Adoption of the “Repatriation Improvement Act” Raises Fears and Concerns among NGOs. Hungary: Chief Advisor Calls for EU Financial Support for “Border Security” Despite Decrease in Crossings Through Eastern Borders, Parliament Says Hungarian Government’s Actions and Policies Undermines EU Values, UN Refugee Agency Calls on Hungarian Government to Finalise Work on Asylum and Migration Pact. UK: Government’s Claim On Clearance Of Asylum Backlog Widely UK: Rwanda Bill Moves a Step Closer to Adoption as Rwandan President Casts Doubt on the Scheme and UNHCR Questions its Legality, More Migrants Die Trying to Cross the Channel, Asylum Accommodation Set to Be Excluded from New Legislation Covering Safety of Social Housing
• 12/01/2024. Atlantic Route and Spain: 2023 Marked as the Deadliest Year, Fatal Crossing Attempts, Rescue Efforts and Interceptions by Spain’s African Partners Continue. Greece: New Year Starts as It Ended with Shipwrecks, Pushbacks and Violence Against People on the Move, Greek Authorities Once Again Condemned Over Violations of Refugee and Asylum Seekers’ Rights, Solidarity with Migrants Back on Trial. UK: Government’s Claim On Clearance Of Asylum Backlog Widely Criticised, Questions Over Prime Minister’s Commitment To Rwanda Scheme Amid Preparation for Next Steps, New Details Emerge About The Death Of The Asylum Seeker On The Bibby Stockholm Barge And Humanitarian NGOs Start Medical Programme At UK Asylum Centre, UK’s Efforts to Decrease Boats Crossings Criticised By French Court, Home Office Report Fails To Include Any New Safe And Legal Routes.

Informes anteriores:

• Boletín Semanal de ECRE 2011-2016.
• Boletín Semanal de ECRE 2017-2018. 
• Boletín Semanal de ECRE 2019-2021. 
• Boletín Semanal de ECRE 2022-2023.

Más publicaciones del ECRE (European Council on Refugees and Exiles): 

• Guidelines on the treatment of Chechen internally displaced persons (IDPs), asylum seekers and refugees in Europe.

Más datos sobre bibliografia (monografias y artículos):

• Revistas: títulos y enlaces.
• Cuaderno de Bibliografia.