Brussels, 02/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 4 May, the Commission will propose its legislative initiative to reform the Dublin system determining the scope member states have when treating demands for asylum. The Commission made this announcement on 2 May and it will make known its chosen option at the end of the Commissioners' discussion.
On 6 April, the Commission put forward two possible options: - one consists in creating a corrective mechanism involving a relocation option in the event of massive influxes into member states;- the second option is more far reaching and is less appreciated by the member states: recasting the Dublin system on the basis of quotas distributed between the member states and calculated on criteria such as the size of population and GDP and therefore renouncing the so-called first country of entry principle. This principle is accused of putting disproportionate pressure on countries such as Greece. The general idea contained in the reform is also to relieve countries such as Germany and Sweden, which are attracting a significant number of asylum seekers.
On 21 April in Luxembourg, the Ministers of the Interior had an exchange of views on this reform, without, however, providing any clear indications to the Commission. A majority of member states would like, however, for the system to continue on the same principles, even if these countries acknowledge that the current rules need to be improved. (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)