Annual report JRS.

2018 has had an end-of-cycle tone for this European Regional Office. With the conclusion of the projects Protection of External Borders and Communities of Hospitality, we have closed a long cycle of three years that has focused our action, jointly with our partners, on protection of human rights at the external borders of the EU, and meaningful encounters between forcibly displaced people and their new communities in Europe.

In fact, the topic of Protection is the focus of this Annual Report. The Protection of External Borders project has allowed us to realize, with concern, that the external borders of the EU are still a grey area in terms of law enforcement and the effective protection of human rights for those who arrive. Although the EU has been equipping itself with different legal instruments to ensure that protection is carried out with high standards, the reality at border posts, unfortunately, remains clearly poor. 
JRS experience protecting refugees and asylum seekers in Europe was very broad in 2018. Projects sheltering vulnerable people in countries such as Macedonia, Serbia, and Greece, and visits to migrants in detention centres to provide them with legal assistance, are only a few examples of the scope of this work.

Every year, the Annual Report is an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and generosity of our many benefactors, staff and volunteers. To them we offer our most sincere gratitude. 

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