Fifteen Member States, led by Denmark, wrote to the European Commission on Wednesday evening (15 May) calling for new solutions to prevent irregular migration to the EU, including an adjustment of the ‘safe third country’ concept to allow asylum seekers to be transferred to third countries where they would have a solid alternative.
This letter, which is primarily addressed to the next Commission, was sent two days after the final adoption of the ‘Pact on Migration and Asylum’ and...