It will take the Council of the EU a bit longer to finalise its mandate on the asylum procedures regulation, one of the seven texts of the 'Asylum' package, which notably defines the procedures to be followed in the processing of dossiers.
This 'procedures' regulation, which abrogates a 2013 directive, also defines the principle of 'safe third country', a concept which certain member states, such as France, hope to consolidate in order to avoid any constitutional issues.
A recent opinion of...