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EU’s EPP seeks emergency powers to restrict asylum claims during migration crises
The European People’s Party (EPP) will call for the suspension of the right to apply for asylum in the EU in cases of “hybrid attacks”, where third countries facilitate large-scale…
Friedrich Merz: Most Syrians to Leave Germany Within Three Years
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that he and the Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa hope that 80% of the Syrians in Germany will…
Dublin System 2024 in Review: Fewer Requests, Comparable Transfers
In 2024, EU countries decreased asylum requests and transfers, with Germany and Italy handling most cases.
New Pact on Migration and Asylum: reporting on developments and stepping up fight against migrant exploitation
One year on from the adoption of the proposal for a New Pact on Migration and Asylum, the Commission is today presenting…
EU Commission presses for overhaul of asylum rules as Taliban enter Kabul
Aug 15 (Reuters) - The crisis in Afghanistan and the actions of Belarus demonstrate the need for a fast overhaul of the…
EU Commission wants more rejected asylum seekers to leave voluntarily
The European Commission presented a new strategy on Tuesday to increase the numbers of rejected asylum seekers voluntarily returning to their home…
Asylum: more solidarity among EU member states and funds for frontline countries
According to MEPs, the 2013 Dublin III Regulation puts a “disproportionate responsibility on a minority of member states, in particular when high…
Top EU court finds Hungary guilty of breaking asylum rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday that Hungary has broken EU laws designed to…
Asylum and Migration Pact: MEPs push for legal and safe avenues
In a letter to Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Ylva Johansson sent by Juan Fernando López Aguilar (S&D, ES), Chair of…
Hungarian authorities denying food to failed asylum seekers
Hungarian authorities are systematically denying food to failed asylum seekers detained in the country’s border transit zones, say rights activists. The policy,…