Germany: Federal Constitutional Court rules that individual admission commitments to Afghan nationals cannot be withdrawn without an individual assessment

CJEU: Advocate General’s Opinion on restrictions imposed on third-country nationals in return detention

ECtHR: Refusal of family reunification with children born of polygamous marriages does not violate Article 8 ECHR

ECtHR: Detention of an unaccompanied child in an Italian reception centre without a clear legal basis violates Article 5 ECHR

Belgium: Constitutional Court annuls provisions on absconding and alternatives to detention concerning irregularly staying third-country nationals and refers questions on mandatory medical examinations to the CJEU

The ELENA network extends across most European states and involves some 500 lawyers and legal counsellors. The network is coordinated by the Secretariat of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) in Brussels in close consultation with the ELENA National Coordinators from 36 European countries. National co-ordinators of the network include legal practitioners, legal academics and legal officers in ECRE member organisations.