This week, Member States’ migration and asylum experts discussed the compromises of the Danish Presidency of the EU Council on the list of ‘safe countries of origin’ (SCOs) and the concept of ‘safe third countries’ (STCs) (see EUROPE B13701A13, B13701A14).
On 3 September, the Commission had also explained to them how it intended to assess the migratory pressure in a country, which would, where necessary, trigger solidarity measures on the part of the other Member States (see...