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This contribution addresses first the deficiencies of the Dublin system and its reform, and the Reception Conditions Directive. It continues with the analysis that although these instruments are properly reformed, the access of asylum seekers to the borders, as well asylum procedures, is not being solved by these reforms. The contribution continues by highlighting the effect of tightening of border controls to the asylum seekers’ ability to lodge their applications.
Bjarte Vandvik, Secretary General of the European Council of Refugees and Exiles
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Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national, Official Journal L 50 of 25 February 2003.
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European Commission, Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (Recast), COM (2008) 0243 final, 3 December 2008.
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See ECRE 2008b.
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European Commission, Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers, COM (2008) 815 final/2, 9.12.2008.
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UNHCR, Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries 2008: Statistical Overview of Asylum Applications Lodged in Europe and Selected Non-European Countries, 24 March 2009.
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Relevant statistical series are available at http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c4d6.html.
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European Commission, Policy Plan on Asylum: An Integrated Approach to Protection across the EU , COM(2008) 360 final, 17 June 2008, pp. 10–11.
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Council of the European Union, European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, ASIM 72, 24 September 2008, p. 11. Available at: http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/08/st13/st13440.en08.pdf.
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ECRE has collected a number of refugee stories highlighting the negative impact that obstacles in access to protection have on the rights of refugees. Available at: http://www.ecre.org/topics/areas-of-work/access-to-europe/89-access-to-europe-case-studies-qrefugee-storiesq.html.
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ECRE (2008a) ECRE Comments on EU plans to establish a European Asylum Support Office (EASO). http://www.ecre.org/topics/areas-of-work/protection-in-europe/129.html
ECRE (2008b) Sharing responsibility for Refugee Protection in Europe: Dublin Reconsidered. http://www.ecre.org/topics/areas-of-work/protection-in-europe/134.html
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Vandvik, B. (2011). The Future of Asylum in Europe? A View from the European Council on Refugees and Exiles. In: Goudappel, F., Raulus, H. (eds) The Future of Asylum in the European Union. T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-802-6_9
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