EU threatens legal action against 19 EU governments

mkpdavies · 10-10-2006, 03:43 PM

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/...ylum_Rules.php

BRUSSELS, Belgium The European Union threatened 19 member states with legal action if they failed to implement asylum application rules that came into effect Tuesday.

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EU officials said the new rules were essential to offer asylum seekers a fair and "level playing field" in their applications for protection within the 25-nation bloc.

They said only Estonia, Lithuania, Austria, France, Slovenia and Luxembourg have implemented the rules so far. The measures introduce EU-wide minimum criteria by which national authorities judge whether the applicant meets the definition of a refugee. It replaces often vague and open interpretation of the 1951 Geneva convention on refugees.

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The new rules offer asylum seekers "a consolidated set of rights and benefits" in all member states, laying out one set of guidelines of protection they could claim when applying within any of the EU states, EU Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Franco Frattini said

Suck it up Britain, you wanted EU, you're going to get it.

Colin McNamee · 13-10-2006, 11:44 PM

Any links to the actual financial benefits and types of ?

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13-10-2006, 11:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Colin McNamee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Somerset Posts: 894	Any links to the actual financial benefits and types of ?