The Year in brief
January
To address the challenges in relation to return assistance programmes in Europe, ECRE gives a presentation at a conference held in Kosovo, organised by the Danish Refugee Council. European Commission experts, Danish and other government representatives as well as many NGOs, attend the conference. The ECRE South Eastern Europe project “Strengthening the Regional Advocacy Voice and Policy Impact of Civil Society on behalf of Vulnerable Groups in Western Balkans” draws to its end. Funded by the European Commission’s assistance programme to South Eastern European countries (CARDS) and the Dutch Council for Refugees, the final conference takes place in Croatia, which is organised in cooperation with regional project partners.
February
The ELENA course on “Cessation and Exclusion Clauses, National Security and Non-Refoulement” is held in Athens on 22 – 24 February and attended by 145 participants, including practitioners from Eastern Europe and representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
