Refugees should be able to join the labour market of the country to which they apply for asylum within two months of submission of their asylum application, says a draft report on proposals for revision of reception conditions for asylum seekers which the European Parliament’s civil liberties (LIBE) committee adopted by the overwhelming majority of 42 votes to 9, with 3 abstentions, on Tuesday 25 April.
This measure, one of a raft of provisions designed to encourage asylum seekers to...