Brussels, 15/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - Member states are obliged to implement a decision by their authorities to return a third-country national even if that person has submitted a fresh asylum application, the Court of Justice of the EU made clear on Monday 15 February, going against the case-law of the Netherlands Raad van State (Council of State).
The Court of Justice delivered its ruling (case C601/15 PPU) under the urgent preliminary ruling procedure. It was responding to the Dutch...