ECtHR W.O. and others v. Hungary: The Court found a violation of Articles 3 and 5(1) and (4) of the Convention for unlawful deprivation of liberty and the conditions in the transit zone

25 Aug 2022 | News

On 25 August 2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) gave its judgment on the case W.O. and others v. Hungary (application no. 36896/18). The case concerned the detention of an Afghan family with two minor children who stayed at transit zone at the border of...

Greece: Regional Asylum Office found subsequent application of Syrian national to be admissible on the basis of lack of returns to Turkey

11 Aug 2022 | News

On 11 August 2022, the Regional Asylum Office of Kos issued a decision on the subsequent application submitted by a Syrian national who arrived in Greece from Turkey. The applicant applied for international protection in March 2022, but the application was found to be...

CJEU: The right of residency of parents who immigrated to join an unaccompanied minor refugee cannot depend on the family reunification decision’s date by the national authorities

1 Aug 2022 | News

On 1 August 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave a ruling in the joined cases C-273/20 and C-355/20, concerning the interpretation of the Family Reunification Directive (no. 2003/86). The proceedings concerned Syrian nationals that applied for...

CJEU: An unaccompanied child has the right to a judicial remedy against a refusal of a take charge request under the Dublin system

1 Aug 2022 | News

On 1 August 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave a ruling on a preliminary request on the case C‑19/21. The case concerned I, an Egyptian national who applied for international protection in Greece when he was still a minor and indicated that...

CJEU: Applicants for international protection cannot be sanctioned with the withdrawal of material reception conditions if this deprives them of their most basic needs

1 Aug 2022 | News

On 1 August 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its ruling to the preliminary request on the case C‑422/21, concerning an application for annulment of a decision which excluded him from material reception conditions. The request aims at...

CJEU: Judgment confirms the relevant date in the family reunification of a minor who became an adult before the sponsor was granted refugee status

1 Aug 2022 | News

On 1 August 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave a ruling in the case C‑279/20. The preliminary ruling concerned XC, a Syrian national who applied for family reunification with her father, who had obtained refugee status in Germany; however,...