Attempting to
compare
the handling of applications, reception conditions and the realities of the detention of asylum applicants in the European Union is no simple matter. Over the medium term, though, the European Commission will have to check whether the current patchwork of asylum rules in the EU is shrinking as the new rules of the
asylum package
come into force.
There are huge disparities today. Even a Syrian applicant (whose request for protection can hardly be called into question…
Asylum package: Three directives and two regulations
- The 'qualification' directive (2011/95/EU) has been in force and theoretically been applied since the end of 2013. It broadens the concept of family beyond the nuclear family, extending to the parents of an unmarried minor the protection granted to the minor. It also gives greater account to the need for protection related to gender and sexual orientation.- The 'reception' directive (2013/33/EU) guarantees material conditions such as accommodation and sets rules for detention.- The 'procedures' directive (2013/32/EUU) reduces waiting time and enhances protection for unaccompanied minors and torture victims.- Member states obtained the possibility for police forces to access, under strict conditions, the Eurodac database of fingerprints of asylum seekers (Regulation 603/2013).Although the controversial Dublin Regulation 604/2013, which requires the member state of entry to handle asylum applications, is not challenged, it is matched with an alert mechanism for cases of excessive migratory pressure on the country of entry.