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European Council on Refugees and Exiles

ECRE

The European Council on Refugees and Exiles is an alliance promoting humane asylum policies through legal analysis and advocacy.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and European Environmental Bureau and

14 Jan 2026 · Attack against civil society

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Nov 2025 · Implementation of the New Pact

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament) and Amnesty International Limited and

6 Nov 2025 · Discussion on current migration policies

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament) and International Rescue Committee Inc

27 Oct 2025 · Panel Discussion: Realising solidarity under the Pact

Meeting with Murielle Laurent (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Sept 2025 · Return regulation

Meeting with Cecilia Strada (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

3 Sept 2025 · Issues and challenges with the proposals on Safe third country concept and safe countries of origin

Meeting with Cecilia Strada (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

23 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the legislative proposals on Safe countries of origin and Safe Third Countries

Meeting with Magnus Brunner (Commissioner)

25 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on migration policies and ECRE’s role

Meeting with Malik Azmani (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

30 Apr 2025 · Return Regulation

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Apr 2025 · Exchnage on upcoming migration files

Meeting with Edouard Schmidt (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib), Halliki Voolma (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib)

8 Apr 2025 · ECRE's latest policy paper on the rights of women and girls in the asylum procedure, which examines the implications of the recently adopted Asylum Procedures Regulation (APR).

Meeting with Esther Pozo Vera (Head of Unit Migration and Home Affairs) and Amnesty International Limited and

19 Feb 2025 · Consultation with civil society organisations on the review of the safe third country (STC) concept

Meeting with Jeroen Lenaers (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2024 · ECRE

Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and Amnesty International Limited and

16 Oct 2024 · Cooperation on LIBE related matters

Meeting with Tineke Strik (Member of the European Parliament) and Amnesty International Limited and

16 Oct 2024 · LIBE Civil Society Meeting

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jul 2024 · Study launch on EU funding for border surveillance

Meeting with Cornelia Ernst (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Apr 2024 · Migration and Asylum

Meeting with Nacho Sánchez Amor (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Mar 2024 · Situation in Afghanistan

Response to ESF+ mid-term evaluation

13 Feb 2024

This submission is based on reports produced by the ECRE and PICUMs joint project. PICUM and ECRE work for the rights and well-being of people with a migrant background. PICUM works for people with an irregular residence status, while ECRE works for refugees, asylum-seekers, and other forcibly displaced persons in Europe and in Europe's external policies. ECRE and PICUM have a joint project focusing on EU funding for migration, asylum and inclusion.
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Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Digital Rights and

13 Feb 2024 · Facilitators Package - stakeholders’ consultation meeting

Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

12 Feb 2024 · EU Talent Pool

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Border Violence Monitoring Network

1 Dec 2023 · Screening Regulation (staff-level)

Meeting with Róża Thun Und Hohenstein (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

30 Oct 2023 · Instrumentalisation Regulation

Response to BMVI 2021-2027 Mid-Term Evaluation

25 Sept 2023

The attached submission is based on reports produced by the ECRE and PICUMs joint project on EU funds for migration, asylum and inclusion, as well as other material produced by ECRE. The points highlighted in the attached document include: 1) Effectiveness - Lack of implementation of the partnership principle in EU funds (in line with the Common Provisions Regulation) - Lack of transparency on the implementation of the horizontal enabling conditions related to the Charter of fundamental rights 2) Efficiency - Good practice from EU's response to Ukraine, particularly regarding provision of EU funding to civil society 3) Relevance - EU funds should be allocated to objectively identified needs and implement all parts of the CEAS 4) Coherence - Use of internal policy funds in third countries undermines coherence of internal and external policy objectives
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Response to AMIF 2021-2027 Mid-term Evaluation

25 Sept 2023

The attached submission is based on reports produced by the ECRE and PICUMs joint project on EU funds for migration, asylum and inclusion, as well as other material produced by ECRE. The points highlighted in the attached document include: 1) Effectiveness - Lack of implementation of the partnership principle in EU funds (in line with the Common Provisions Regulation) - Lack of transparency on the implementation of the horizontal enabling conditions related to the Charter of fundamental rights 2) Efficiency - Good practice from EU's response to Ukraine, particularly regarding provision of EU funding to civil society 3) Relevance - EU funds should be allocated to objectively identified needs and implement all parts of the CEAS 4) Coherence - Use of internal policy funds in third countries undermines coherence of internal and external policy objectives
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