EU Finally Approves Refugee Deportations To Third Countries

In addition, a list of "safe" countries has been approved.

European Union countries have finally approved a change in deportation rules that will allow asylum seekers to be removed more quickly to asylum centers in countries to which they have no connection. The formal decision was adopted by the EU Council on Monday, February 23, and will take effect on June 12 as part of a Europe-wide reform of asylum rules.

According to the new rules, Germany and other EU states will be able to deport people to third countries even if the asylum seekers have no personal ties there. Previously, this required a "close connection" - for example, relatives or a history of long-term residence. Now an agreement between an EU member state and the state concerned will be sufficient. Such a model was previously tested by the UK and was called the "Rwandan" model.

In addition, a pan-European list of "safe countries" of origin, which will guide all EU members, has been finally approved. It includes the countries of North Africa - Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, as well as Kosovo, Colombia and South Asian states - India and Bangladesh.

With regard to citizens of these countries deportations from Germany and other EU countries will be able to be carried out faster due to accelerated procedures for consideration of applications. At the same time, there will be no automatic denial of asylum: the grounds for its granting must still be checked.

Candidates for EU accession will also be considered "safe" for their citizens. These include, for example, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro and Turkey. However, there may be exceptions to this rule in the event of EU sanctions or the outbreak of armed conflict in the country concerned. Such lists have so far been maintained by individual EU members, including Germany.

In mid-February, the European Parliament approved the tightening of EU migration legislation.

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