Poland shuts asylum door at Belarus border with EU backing
Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.
Warsaw will suspend protection for new asylum seekers crossing into Poland from Belarus, PM Donald Tusk says.
Paolo Biondi Photo credit: Mstyslav Chernov, via Wikimedia Commons Introduction The 1951 Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee protection, outlining the rights of asylum seekers and …
Paolo Biondi, EU Asylum
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Introduction
The 1951
Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee
protection, outlining the rights of as…
Leaders of the EUโs member states will debate new ways of tackling illegal immigration at a closed-door summit, but EU diplomats doubt theyโll agree much.
A German proposal for Council conclusions seen by Euractiv calls for implementing the rules earlier than planned, but member states are divided.
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz urged the government to enforce the Dublin Regulation after meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday (27 August) and suggested declaring a state of national emergency if the rules cannot be enforced.