Berlin steps up efforts to expand its ‘safe list’

Feature published by EurActiv regarding Germany's efforts to put Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia on a list of safe countries of origin in an attempt to reduce the number of asylum seekers coming for those countries.

[In June 2016 it was reported that parliamentary vote on recognising North African countries being recognized as safe countries of origin had been posponted in the Bundesrat until 8 July 2016 due to substantial Green Party opposition in the upper house].

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: German officials laud new integration law as 'historic step' http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-officials-laud-new-integration-law-as-historic-step/

ESO: Background information: German coalition approves tighter asylum rules http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-coalition-approves-tighter-asylum-rules/

Deutsche Welle, 29.01.16: Safe countries of origin? http://dw.com/p/1Hm5W

Deutsche Welle, 13.05.16: [Opinion]: Maghreb countries wrongly classified as 'safe' http://dw.com/p/1Inaw

Deutsche Welle, 13.05.16: Germany votes to classify Maghreb states 'safe countries of origin' http://dw.com/p/1In99

Deutsche Welle, 16.06.16: Bundesrat postpones vote on safe countries of origin for North African refugees http://dw.com/p/1J8Sm

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