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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12468
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19 / Migration

Member States asked to show flexibility in handling of asylum procedures

While several migrant camps, notably in Greece, had to be quarantined after the discovery of cases of COVID-19, the Commission published on Thursday 16 April guidelines to guide Member States in asylum, resettlement, and return decisions in times of pandemic.

In a 25-page document presented to interior ministers or their representatives, who were holding their weekly videoconference on Thursday, the Commission thus responded to the call made by Member States in March asking how to continue...

Contents

BEACONS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
NEWS BRIEFS