Greece pitches suspension of the EU’s right to asylum during migration crises

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Greece has proposed suspending the EU right to asylum during sudden migration surges, including situations in which third countries use migration flows as a hybrid threat. Several EU governments appear receptive, and the proposal may be considered in the European Commission’s forthcoming Emergency Response.

A special regime would be activated in case of a rapid increase in arrivals and migrants flows used as a hybrid threat by third countries. Several EU governments seem open to the proposal, which could feature in the Commission’s new Emergency Response.