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Written by Anita Orav (5th edition, updated on 24.05.2024).
As part of the common European asylum system (CEAS), the Asylum Procedures Directive sets out procedures for Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection in accordance with the Qualification Directive. Following the large influx of asylum-seekers to the European Union after 2014, the directive came under criticism for being too complex and for leaving Member States too broad discretion, leading to differences in treatment and outcomes.
On 13 July 2016, as part of the reform of the CEAS, the Commission published a proposal to replace the current directive with a regulation establishing a common procedure for international protection applicable in all participating Member States. The choice of a directly applicable regulation is expected to bring about harmonisation of the procedures, ensuring same steps, timeframes and safeguards across the EU.
The 2016 proposal having reached deadlock, the Commission proposed an amended regulation on 23 September 2020 under its new pact on asylum and migration, suggesting targeted amendments to help overcome certain contentious issues relating in particular to the border procedure and return. At its plenary session on 10 April 2024, the European Parliament adopted the two texts resulting from interinstitutional negotiations. The Council adopted both texts on 14 May 2024. The Common Procedure Regulation and the Border Return Regulation were published in the Official Journal on 22 May 2024. The regulations will apply from 12 June 2026.
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| Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU | ||
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Shadow rapporteurs:
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Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)Fabienne Keller (Renew Europe, France)
Lena Düpont (EPP, Germany) Sylvie Guillaume (S&D, France) Nicolaus Fest (ID, Germany) Erik Marquardt (Greens/EFA, Germany) Assita Kanko (ECR, Belgium) Sira Rego (The Left, Spain) |
COM(2020) 61123.9.2020
COM(2016) 467 13.7.2016 2016/0224(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Procedure completed: | Regulation (EU) 2024/1348
OJ L 150, 22.5.2024 |
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