Hungary unilaterally suspends EU asylum rules

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Series Details 23.06.15
Publication Date 23/06/2015
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Hungary’s government said on the 23 June 2015 that it had unilaterally suspended European Union rules on asylum seekers that state a migrant's claim should be processed in the EU country that they first set foot in.

The European Commission has said it wanted 'immediate clarification' on the issue.

Hungary received more asylum-seekers per capita than any other EU country apart from Sweden in 2014, up to nearly 43,000 from just 2,000 in 2012.

On 30 June 2015 European Commissioner Avramopoulos held a Speech on the migratory inflows, which Hungary currently faces.

Source Link http://www.france24.com/en/20150623-hungary-suspends-eu-asylum-rules-immigration-viktor-oban
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Hungary plans fence against refugees http://www.europeansources.info/record/hungary-plans-fence-against-refugees/
Deutsche Welle, 23.06.15: Hungary suspends key EU asylum rule http://dw.com/p/1FmNh
BBC News, 23.06.15: Hungary suspends key EU asylum rule http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33244800
EurActiv, 24.06.15: Hungary suspends EU asylum rules http://www.euractiv.com/sections/justice-home-affairs/hungary-suspends-application-eu-asylum-rules-315681
European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/15/5283, 30.06.15: Remarks by Commissioner Avramopoulos after his visit to Budapest http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5283_en.htm

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