MIGRASYL

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

Monday, September 09, 2013

[EU]: ECRE - Not There Yet: An NGO Perspective on Challenges to a Fair and Effective Common European Asylum System

There is still a long way to go in the establishment of a fair and efficient Common European Asylum System despite more than 12 years harmonising national asylum policies and the adoption of the ‘asylum package’ in June 2013. 

The report looks at  asylum systems in 14 EU Member States and illustrates huge differences as regards the procedural rules and safeguards for asylum seekers, their access to shelter and employment, and the use of detention.