A third-country national may have his or her application for international protection rejected under an accelerated border procedure when his or her country of origin is designated as ‘safe’ by a Member State, the Court of Justice of the EU confirmed in a ruling (C-758/24) on Friday 1 August.
However, the designation of a ‘safe country of origin’ by a legislative act must be subject to effective judicial review of compliance with the material criteria laid down by EU law, and the...