Press Release: International protection for third country nationals: unsatisfying divergences in Member States’ implementation of rules

EU Member States have widely diverging interpretations of the so called Qualification Directive, which sets minimum standards for identification of people in need of international protection. In a follow-up report of the Directive, the European Commission identifies deficiencies in certain provisions as well as several issues of incomplete and/or incorrect transposition by EU Member States. Those deficiencies have led to lower protection standards than those established by the Directive, as well as disparities among Member States both in the granting of protection and in the form of the protection granted.

ESO: Background Information: Entry into force of key asylum law creating a “level playing field” in asylum policies throughout Europe hampered by failure of timely transposition by most Member States http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-entry-into-force-of-key-asylum-law-creating-a-level-playing-field-in-asylum-policies-throughout-europe-hampered-by-failure-of-timely-transposition-by-most-member-state/

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