Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco in EU list of safe countries of origin
Asylum requests of migrants coming from EU candidate countries and seven other countries will be assessed in fast-track procedures.
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Asylum requests of migrants coming from EU candidate countries and seven other countries will be assessed in fast-track procedures.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/16/egypt-tunisia-and-morocco-in-eu-list-of-safe-countries-of-origin
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00:00the European Commission has presented the first common list of safe countries of origin for
00:12migrants the concept of a safe country of origin is important in processing asylum applications
00:19even though each request must be assessed individually applicants from a safe country
00:25will undergo an accelerated procedure lasting no more than three months this will also speed up
00:32returns to their countries of origin
00:34the EU list of safe countries of origin is a dynamic list that means it can be expanded or
00:51reviewed over time countries can also be suspended from or removed from the list
00:56should they no longer fulfill the criteria for being designated as a safe country of origin
01:01currently 15 countries are considered safe all candidates for EU membership except Ukraine due
01:09to its ongoing war additionally the list includes Kosovo Bangladesh India Colombia Egypt Morocco and
01:18Tunisia migrants from these countries are rarely granted refugee status in the European Union the
01:27recognition rate for international protection is equal to or below five percent however according
01:35to humanitarian organizations some of these countries should not be considered safe at all
01:41we see country that systematically violated the human rights that in this moment they are passing
01:52through a democratic crackdown they have not really access to to justice I'm thinking for example to
01:58country as Egypt but also Tunisia but also Turkey the EU list will have to be approved by the European
02:06countries in parliament and member states but it does not replace national lists many EU countries
02:12already have their own lists of safe countries of origin and the matter has been at the center of several legal
02:19disputes in recent years in several European states courts have challenged the return of a migrant or the use of
02:28accelerated procedures arguing that their country of origin could not be considered safe
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