We sent our critical analysis of the Regulation to manage crisis and force majeure to the EU Commission: main problems of the proposal and indications for a common European asylum system that guarantees the rights of migrants and applicants for international protection.
The EU Commission proposal
In its proposal Com(2020)613 (you can download it from here), the European Commission proposes the adoption of a Regulation to deal with situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum, aiming to managing unpredictable events and avoiding the implementation of ad hoc responses.
The regulation would apply in three circumstances: (i) situations of crisis, (ii) an imminent risk of such a situation and (iii) situations of force majeure. The proposal introduces derogations from the general system in these three circumstances, thus allowing Member States to extend the time limits for registering asylum applications, to expand the scope of application of border procedures for the examination of asylum applications and to increase the chances and duration of detention at the border.
This ASGI document aims to highlight the main problems emerging from the proposed Regulation and, at the same time, provide suggestions for a reform of the Common European Asylum System that guarantees the rights of migrants and international protection seekers.
The Regulation we analysed is part of a group of proposals of the Commission related to the EU Pact on migration and asylum which will profoundly change the system in force at the moment. With the publication of the proposal, the Commission opened to the possibility of sending feedback documents: following the link you can find the list of feedbacks and proposals presented by citizens, organizations and associations. We particularly sugget the feedbacks filed by PICUM, ECRE, PRO ASYL – Refugee Support Aegean, Refugee Rights Europe.
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