Europe’s spectacle of compassion for migrants

The EU approach exploits what is effectively a loophole in international law. If a person never reaches the EU state’s territory, the legal obligations under refugee and human rights law are never triggered. Shouldn’t we be talking about this in the run-up to the European elections?

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ESO: Background information: Asylum decisions in the EU28 EU Member States granted protection to 135,700 asylum seekers in 2013. Syrians main beneficiaries http://www.europeansources.info/record/asylum-decisions-in-the-eu28-eu-member-states-granted-protection-to-135700-asylum-seekers-in-2013-syrians-main-beneficiaries/

ESO: Background information: Border control and the right of Asylum: Where is the EU heading? http://www.europeansources.info/record/border-control-and-the-right-of-asylum-where-is-the-eu-heading/

ESO: Background information: More EU aid possible amid Italian threat to stop migrant rescues http://www.europeansources.info/record/more-eu-aid-possible-amid-italian-threat-to-stop-migrant-rescues/

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