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EU proposal for determining which Member State is responsible for Asylum applications by refugees
Amsterdam, August 1, 2001.
On July 27, 2001, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for handling an asylum application.
This Regulation is to replace the Dublin Convention of June 15, 1990, and it is based on
Article 63(1)(a)
of the EC Treaty.
Member State of Entry Responsible
The main principle laid down in the Regulation is the responsibility of the Member State in which the asylum seekers is entering the Union.
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EU Regulation in case of
mass influx of Refugees
Amsterdam, July 31, 2001.
On July 20, 2001 the EU Commission adopted a Directive regulating and setting the norms for temporary protection of refugees in the event of a mass influx of displaced people into the European Union.
The Commission wants to be able, by this Directive, to act quickly in a Kosovo like situation.
The Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner Vitorino welcomes this Directive: "It is the first in a series of initiatives with a humanitarian concern."
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Record high Dutch Immigration
Amsterdam, July 16, 2001.
In the last 12 month the increase of immigration into Holland grew with 10%, reports the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS
).
For 2000 the CBS reports 133 000 immigrants. A record number of people entering Holland. In comparison to the year before the number of immigrants rose with 10%. The CBS expects for this year a higher total.
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EU Commissioner Vitorino proposes a structural EU Immigration Policy
Amsterdam, July 13, 2001.
The EU Commission adopted on Wednesday 11 July a proposal for a Council Directive regulating the entry of paid employees of outside EU nationals.
At the Tampere summit of October 1999 the European Council set out a mandate for the Commission to develop a common Immigration and Asylum policy.
The Commission wants to open a new phase in the EU immigration policies.
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