Question

In short, please describe the Dublin Regulation of the EU and how this regulation has effected the countries of Italy, Greece, and Hungary.

Answer 1

The aim of the current deal is to overhaul the European asylum mechanism and to propose new policies for the management of migration. More precisely, there are five key targets for the current Pact: Establishing a mandatory health and safety screening scheme on the external boundaries of the European Union ( EU) Speed up asylum processes for asylum seekers from countries with a poor rate of asylum acceptance To speed the return of failed asylum-seekers Ensuring that human rights are protected by an impartial oversight process Constructing a framework of cooperation between EU countries in order to share the burden of new arrivals equally. This involves a voluntary resettlement programme for EU nations, financial assistance for nations of arrival or assistance for the repatriation of individuals who are not given international or other means of protection.

EU law does not authorise you, when you arrive in Europe, to pick the country where you want to file your asylum claim. To decide which government is responsible for reviewing the asylum claim, the EU has established a series of guidelines called the 'Dublin III' Law. We will name "Dublin countries" the countries which implement this regulation. This ensures that the Law also requires countries to determine whether you should be deported to the country of Dublin where you first fingerprinted or applied for asylum. Under the law, only one country in Dublin can review each asylum application. In fact, however, the Dublin Law is very complicated and enforced differently by each country.

An office or unit of specialist officers that directly deal with Dublin cases and decide which country is responsible for reviewing the asylum application is open to all countries implementing the Dublin Law.

Depending in the situation, the date for a Dublin country to send a Dublin application varies, but the maximum period of time is 3 months after an asylum seeker documents his or her intention to request asylum. The time period for the move of the asylum claimant back to the liable country of Dublin also varies on the situation, but is normally 6 months after the move request has been approved by that country or after the final verdict on the appeal. This term will be prolonged for up to 12 months if the asylum claimant is arrested or for up to 18 months if the authorities left him / her undetected.