Parliament approves EU safe list

The European Parliament voted to allow deportations to non‑EU "safe third countries" and approved an EU‑wide list of safe origin states, prompting criticism from rights groups.

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The Guardian

EU moves closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers

MEPs vote to allow people to be deported to places they have never been to, as NGOs express fears over new ‘safe third countries’ list The EU has moved closer to creating offshore centres for migrants and asylum seekers, after centre-right and far-right MEPs united for tougher migration policies. MEPs voted for legal changes that will give authorities more options to deport asylum seekers, including sending people to countries they have never been to. Continue reading. . .

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

Asylum policy: Migrants will soon be sent to countries they've never seen

Approach to the Rwanda model: Christian Democrats and Conservatives in the EU Parliament again form a majority with the right-wing factions. The SPD and Greens speak of a hollowing out of the rights of asylum seekers.

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Die Presse

EU tightens rules: Police should be allowed to locate illegal migrants in private homes

The EU tightens its migration rules. In the European Parliament a list of safe origin countries and the concept of safe third countries were adopted.

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Handelsblatt

Asylum: EU Parliament votes for easier deportation to third countries

Soon people will also be able to be deported to non-EU countries so that they can apply for asylum there. For the first time there will be an EU-wide list of safe countries of origin.

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