Dublin II
The Dublin II Regulation gives criteria for determining which EU state is responsible for processing an asylum claim. This is very often the country that a person first arrived in. This puts excessive pressure on border areas, where states are often least able to offer asylum seekers support and protection. Currently, those being transferred under Dublin II are not always able to access an asylum procedure. This puts people at risk of being returned to persecution. ECRE believes that Dublin II fails to ensure that asylum seekers are protected and has called for an immediate improvement in practice. At the same time it asserts that there are intrinsic failings within the regulation which must be reformed. In the longer term the Regulation should be abolished and replaced with a more humane and equitable system. NEWS ECRE receives a response from the European Commission to its request for reasons for the Dublin infringement procedures. |
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Position Papers Sharing Responsibility for Refugee Protection in Europe: Dublin Reconsidered summary|full Report on the application of Dublin II regulation in Europe summary|full Way Forward paper on Asylum Systems Press Releases Spotlight on Greece - EU asylum lottery under fire Dublin mechanism: obstacle to future European asylum system Russian Roulette? ‘Dublin' Regulation Puts Chechen Refugees at Risk EU 'Dublin' Rules on Asylum Claims Cause Misery and Put Refugees at Risk Responses & Recommendations The Dublin Regulation: Twenty Voices - Twenty Reasons for Change Dublin Regulation: Ten Recommendations for Reform Letter to Frattini calling for reform of Dublin II Comments on Commission Proposal for a Dublin II Regulation Comments on Commission Paper Revisiting the Dublin Convention |
