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EU Pushes Stronger Border Measures in Greece
April 13, 2016
After reviewing an action plan produced by Greece describing the measures its government is taking to tighten control of its external borders, the European Commission has adopted an assessment calling for clarifications of details including the time frame of the proposed border reforms in an effort to end internal controls in the passport-free Schengen Area.
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EU Parliament Endorses Centralized Asylum System
April 13, 2016
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the EU to develop a "central system for collecting and allocating asylum applications" in place of the current, national-government-controlled system, and acknowledging that the new system might involve a "quota" for the resettlement of refugees in each EU member state.
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EU Adopts Security Framework for Hybrid Threats
April 13, 2016
Citing the recent use on the EU's borders of "hybrid threats," used to refer to conventional and unconventional methods of warfare aimed at destabilizing society, the European Commission and the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy have adopted a Joint Framework to counter such threats and build resilience in critical systems of EU member states.
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EU Publishes 2016 "Scoreboard" on National Justice Systems
April 13, 2016
In its 2016 EU Justice Scoreboard, which contains comparative data to assist EU national governments in improving their justice systems, the European Commission applauds progress among EU countries in reducing civil case delays and improving access to justice but calls for more judicial training and harmonization of national standards on justice.
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FRA Lists Human Rights Criteria for "Safe Countries" List
April 13, 2016
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights ("FRA") has published a list of rights that the EU and its member states must consider, including the right to an "effective remedy" and the right to "non-discrimination," in creating a list of "safe countries" to which they can return asylum seekers.
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