{"id":3205,"date":"2022-01-25T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/?p=3205"},"modified":"2022-01-26T19:42:57","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:42:57","slug":"kommission-haelt-griechische-bearbeitung-von-asylantraegen-fuer-europarechtswidrig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erik-marquardt.eu\/en\/commission-holds-greek-processing-of-asylum-seekers-for-europe-unlawful\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission considers Greek processing of asylum applications to be contrary to European law"},"content":{"rendered":"
Greece rejects asylum applications on the grounds that Turkey is a „safe third country“, but Turkey does not allow them to enter. From a question of mine it now emerges that the EU Commission classifies this procedure as contrary to European law. Although Turkey has not accepted readmissions since March 2020, Greece rejects the applications of Syrian, Afghan, Somali, Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals on the basis that Turkey constitutes a \"safe third country\" for these same nationals. At the same time, however, in its response to Written Question P-000604\/2021, the Commission reiterated that \"Article 38(4) of the Asylum Procedures Directive states […]: 'Where the third country does not allow the applicant to enter its territory, Member States shall ensure that access to an [asylum] procedure is granted.' In line with this provision, applicants whose application has been declared inadmissible may therefore reapply.\" The Commission also informs in its reply to me that they have already explained to the Greek government „that the unconditional charging of a fee of 100EUR for subsequent applications is problematic in terms of effective access to the asylum procedure.“ <\/p>\n\n\n\n