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News on migration and asylum from around the region - Nouvelles de la région sur les questions de migration et d'asile

Thursday, August 05, 2010

[EU] Times of Malta: Rules on transfer of migrants challenged in EU court

An asylum appeals case in Ireland that has been referred to Europe's highest court, to test the legality of transferring asylum seekers between member states, may force the EU's hand in changing its controversial rules.In a ruling that may have far-reaching consequences, Ireland's High Court made a preliminary reference to the European Court of Justice after five asylum seekers contested a decision by the Irish government to send them back to Greece under EU rules.

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