Is Dutch asylum crisis law in conflict with European rules?
Minister of Asylum and Migration, Marjolein Faber, has officially declared that the Netherlands is in an asylum crisis. Will Brussels agree to imminent legislation? Mark Klaassen, Associate Professor at the Europa Institute, commented in Dutch media.
Prior to the Minister’s declaration, it appeared that some 40,000 family reunification migrants are still waiting to see if they will be allowed to come to the Netherlands. But according to Marjolein Faber, ‘everything is jam-packed’. By declaring a crisis situation, she seems to be pushing for an asylum crisis law aimed at reducing the influx of asylum seekers. However, the Netherlands must also comply with European rules and it is not possible to simply ban family reunification and refuse asylum applications. The European Commission and the courts will also eventually have to consider this. 'Asylum applications stem from EU law. This will undoubtedly be successfully challenged in court', Dr Klaassen said in Metro.
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Read the full article in Metro here (in Dutch).
See also an article in De Telegraaf here (in Dutch) in which Mark Klaassen discusses the asylum crisis law.
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