New rules on asylum proposed
The European Commission today proposed new rules for the 25 European Union nations to establish common standards on immigration and asylum.
The package includes rules on returning illegal immigrants to their homelands, guidelines for integrating new migrants and closer co-operation with non-EU nations in dealing with refugees and other migrants.
“People staying illegally in the European Union must return to their country of origin,” said Franco Frattini, EU commissioner for freedom, security and justice.
Among the measures were a re-entry ban to prevent expelled illegal immigrants from returning to any EU country, a six-month limit on temporary custody for suspected illegal migrants and help for legal migrants who want to return home.
The proposals must be approved by governments of the EU nations before they come into effect.
