MEPs assess the application of asylum rules in the EU and the allegations of breaches of the right to asylum and non-refoulement. MEPs refer to reports of pushbacks at different EU borders such as the Greek-Turkish border and the Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish borders with Belarus. Besides insisting on the need to guarantee decent reception conditions for people seeking international protection in the EU. Closing statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

asylum procedures in the EU (T)

Asylum policy (T2)

DALLI, Helena (MT, EC)

Violations of right to seek asylum and non-refoulement in the EU Member States: closing statement by Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

SOUNDBITE (English), Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality 