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Written by Joanna Apap and Anita Orav (2nd edition)
As part of the European Agenda on Migration, the Commission proposed a regulation on 9 September 2015 to establish a common EU list of safe countries of origin, initially comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The aim is to fast-track asylum applications from citizens of these countries, which are considered ‘safe’ in full compliance with the criteria set out in the Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32/EU and the principle of non-refoulement. Currently, lists are defined at national level and not coordinated, which can lead to different recognition rates of similar asylum applications, and thus create incentives for secondary movements and asylum-shopping.
Versions
- February 2017: Safe countries of origin: Proposed common EU list (2nd edition)
- October 2015: Safe countries of origin: Proposed common EU list (1st edition)
| Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU common list of safe countries of origin for the purposes of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection, and amending Directive 2013/32/EU | ||
| Committee responsible:
Rapporteur: Shadow rapporteurs:
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Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Sylvie Guillaume (S&D, France) Rachida Dati (EPP, France) Jussi Halla-Aho (ECR, Finland) Martina Anderson (GUE/NGL, UK) Jean Lambert (Greens/EFA, UK) Bodil Valero (Greens/EFA, Sweden) Kristina Winberg (EFDD, Sweden) Gilles Lebreton (ENF, France) |
COM(2015) 452 of 9 September 2015 procedure ref.: 2015/0211(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: | Continuation of negotiation in trilogue | |
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