Thursday 8 December: The Commission publishes fourth Recommendation on urgent measures to be taken by Greece in view of the resumption of transfers under the Dublin Regulation

The news:

The European Commission is presenting its fourth Recommendation on the specific measures that Greece needs to take to have a well-functioning asylum system and fully implement the EU i asylum standards that apply to all member States.

The background:

For the Common European Asylum System to work there must be a real possibility to return asylum seekers to the country of first entry to the EU, as foreseen by the commonly agreed EU rules. Since 2011, Member States have not been able to carry out Dublin transfers to Greece following two judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which identified systemic deficiencies in the Greek asylum system. On 10 February, the Commission adopted a First Recommendation addressed to Greece on the urgent measures to be taken in view of the possible resumption of some transfers under the Dublin Regulation, a second Recommendation was adopted on 15 June and a third Recommendation on 28 September.

The event:

Thusdary 8 December 2016: The Commission publishes fourth Recommendation on the conditions for resuming Dublin transfers to Greece - exact timing to be confirmed.

AGENDA/16/4248