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Jesuit Refugee Service - Europe

Acronym: JRS-E

General Information

Identification Code: 792577324770-47
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: aisbl
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 12/5/2016
Last Update: 1/29/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1

Mission & Interests

Goals: JRS Europe is the regional office of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Brussels and has been established in 2004 as aisbl. It coordinates with 23 JRS country offices across Europe, of which 15 are in EU member states. JRS Europe is part of JRS, a worldwide humanitarian organization currently present in 57 countries. In 2022, JRS provided direct services to 1.513.125 people affected by persecution, war or disasters. JRS serves refugees and forcibly displaced persons in conflict areas, at remote borders and in urban areas through accompaniment, legal advisory, psychosocial support, humanitarian relief and pastoral care. Education and livelihood programs aim at skills development and integration opportunities in host communities. JRS Europe advocates for the rights of refugees with duty bearers on the obligation of their international protection, by representing JRS towards European institutions, and developing common programs together with JRS country offices across Europe.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Borders and security
  • Climate action
  • Communication
  • Culture
  • Culture and media
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • Institutional affairs
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Migration and asylum
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: EU Policies (EU DGs): _ Justice, Rights and Citizenship; _ Home affairs, Asylum and Migration; _ Social affairs, Inclusion, Integration, Employability, Employment; _ Volunteering, Culture, Education and Youth; _ Communication; EU legislative files and systems: _ Common European Asylum System _ EU Pact on Migration and Asylum _ New Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion _ Consultative Forum Frontex _ Consultative Forum EUAA _ Humanitarian Visa _ Asylum Procedures Regulation _ Qualification Regulation _ Recast Reception Conditions Directive _ Recast Dublin Regulation _ Union Resettlement Framework _ European Union Agency for Asylum _ Eurodac Regulation _ Recast Returns Directive
Communication Activities: JRS Europe has 17 years of experience as a coordinator and lead agent of Consortia in the development, implementation, project management, evaluation and audit of joint EU grants with JRS country offices in the field of youth (Education and Culture), Home and Justice. From 2007-2013, JRS Europe managed Operating Grants from DG Justice, Freedom and Security, Directorate D: Fundamental Rights and Citizenship. JRS-Europe coordinates and undertakes several EU and privately funded projects with 23 European national JRS offices and other NGO partners, about EU member states legal practices and conditions for asylum seekers and forced migrants in the EU, including on issues such as administrative detention, forced migrant’s destitution and externalization of asylum and border management. Projects include community-building initiatives such as Communities of Hospitality with refugees and local volunteers, or school classroom actions with local students and young refugees to counter racism and xenophobia, or to better understand the relation between climate change & forced migration. Projects result in a publication or an analytical report, with policy recommendations based on facts found during the research, followed by actions and dissemination of the results jointly with volunteers and local communities of hospitality with refugees. The findings are shared with the wider public during a conference at the national or EU level, combined with awareness raising through social media and advocacy campaigns. Examples: _ Monitoring Report 2018 on Human rights concerns at EU’s External Border https://jrseurope.org/en/resource/forgotten-at-the-gates-of-europe-ongoing-protection-concerns-at-the-eus-external-border/ _ Best practices Report 2018 on 315 European Communities of Hospitality https://jrs.net/en/resource/i-get-you/ _ Voters Mobilization for European Parliament Elections 2019, having reached out to 3,4 Mio citizens through social media, print and events https://jrseurope.org/en/resource/thepowerofvote-materials/. A campaign is planned ahead of the 2024 EP Elections. _ AMIF funded Project CHANGE 2019-2022, reaching out with 400 schools and over 46.000 in 9 EU countries to foster critical thinking among youth and develop campaigns on the positive contribution of migrants to inclusive societies https://www.jrschange.org/. _ In 2020-2022, JRS implemented a project on Lessons learnt from the COVID19-sanitary situation, providing recommendations for a more comprehensive CEAS, promoting small scale reception systems as the preferred option, creating consensus on the inadequacy of administrative detention of migrants and the need for Member States to prioritize the use of community-based ATD and pathways for a legal stay. _ In 2020-2023, JRS implements a project on monitoring detention conditions of forced migrants in 14 countries and advocates for ending the practice of administrative detention https://jrseurope.org/en/news/bringing-hope-without-losing-hope-the-aim-of-the-dvsg/. _ In 2022, JRS started a new E+ project on Climate Change & Migration. JRS Europe and partners in 7 countries – Belgium, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Spain and Uganda – are educating young students on the issues of environmental change and human migration, and how they interact. https://jrschange.org/projects/change-environment/. _ In 2020-2023 JRS hosted EU Solidarity Corps volunteers in its Brussels office. Volunteering enabled young people to show solidarity with refugees and migrants, contributing to more inclusive European societies https://jrseurope.org/en/take-action/volunteer/.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Unofficial groupings

Head Office

Address: Chaussée de Wavre 205
Post Code: 1050
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Chaussée de Wavre 205
Post Code: 1050
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 3

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://jrseurope.org/en/about-us/
Organisation Members: ECRE PICUM INTERNATIONAL DETENTION COALITION (IDC) EPC EPAM Christian European Parliament NGO Group Consultative Forum of Frontex