Brussels, Belgium, May 20, 2025 (AFP) - EU seeks to relax rules on turning away asylum seekers

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2025-05-20

The EU on Tuesday unveiled plans to make it easier to send asylum seekers to certain third countries, in the latest overhaul aimed at reducing migration to the bloc, sparking criticism from rights groups. The European Commission said it proposed broadening the so-called "safe third country" concept, which allows member states to "consider an asylum application inadmissible when applicants could receive effective protection" elsewhere. "EU countri......

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