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Greece: Increase of Pushbacks with Impunity Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Solidarity, Türkiye Considered “Safe” by Greek Authorities Sets New Record of Deportations, Thousands of Vulnerable Refugees Left Without Adequate Accommodation After Closing of ESTIA Programme | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

Greek authorities continue conducting pushbacks with impunity amid a continued crackdown on solidarity. Türkiye, considered safe by Greece, is i…

Greece: Two Deadly Shipwrecks in the Aegean, Continued Pushbacks and Non-Response by Authorities, NGOs Urge a Repeal of Safe Third Country List | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

Dozens of people remain missing after two shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea on 31 October. Pushbacks and non-response tactics by Greek authorities co…

Atlantic Route and Spain: Investigation of Melilla Tragedy Puts Spanish Government “Under Fire” as EU Beefs Up Cooperation with Morocco | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

An investigation published by BBC has challenged authorities version of events during the deadly Melilla tragedy and put the Spanish government…

Mediterranean: Malta’s Non-Response Tactics Denounced, Italy Leaves Survivors Stranded at Sea, EU Increases Migration Management Cooperation with Egypt as Italy Renews Libya Deal | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

MSF Sea is “appalled” and “outraged” over Malta’s continued neglect of its legal obligation to coordinate rescues and provide assistance at sea.…

Greece: Systematic Pushbacks Continue by Sea and Land as MEPs Demand EU Action, Deaths Up Proportionate to Arrivals, Number of People in Reception System Reduced by Half – Mitarachi Still Not Satisfied | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

As reports and evidence of pushbacks by sea and land continue to mount, a delegation of MEPs is demanding action from the European Commission fo…

EU Eastern Borders: Scrutiny of Polish Authorities at Belarus Border, UNHCR Joins Choir of Critique over Estonian Amendments of the State Borders Act | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

The office of Poland’s commissioner for human rights (RPO) has declared pushbacks at the Belarus border “incompatible with Polish law and intern…

Greece: ESTIA Melt Down Continues – Criminalisation, Crack-downs and Pushbacks Still the ‘Welcome’ for People in Search of Protection | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

The EU funded Emergency Support to Integration and Accommodation programme (ESTIA) continues to unravel. Trial on Syros, arrests in Thessaloniki…

Frontex: EU Border Control in Africa Set to Expand, Commission Floats Political Oversight, Switzerland to Vote on Frontex Funding, Belgium Plans Scrutiny Hearing | European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)

The EU is considering establishing status agreements with African countries to enable Frontex (the EU border and coast guard agency) to support…