European Council on Refugees and Exiles

Established in 1974, the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) is an alliance of 126 NGOs across 40 European countries. ECRE’s mission is to protect and advance the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and other forcibly displaced persons in Europe and in Europe’s external policies.

Tools
ECRE has developed and continues to manage the following tools:
 * Asylum Information Database (AIDA)
 * European Database of Asylum Law (EDAL)
 * European Legal Network on Asylum (ELENA)

Members
ECRE is an alliance of 126 member organisations across 40 European countries. ECRE also has international partnerships with organisations not based in Europe.

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

Publications

 * The ECRE Weekly Bulletin provides information about the latest developments in the areas of asylum and refugee protection.
 * ELENA Weekly Legal Updates
 * ECRE Press Review provides a weekly overview of the latest news in the areas of asylum and migration.

ECRE resource publications include:


 * Policy Notes
 * Comments Papers
 * Policy Papers
 * Working Papers
 * Legal Notes
 * AIDA Publications

ECRE legal submissions include:


 * Direct legal challenges
 * Interventions
 * Implementation of judgments

Social media
ECRE is active on the following social media platforms:


 * Facebook: European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
 * LinkedIn: European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
 * X (Twitter): ECRE @ecre
 * Instagram: ECRE theecre