Gaia Romeo | nccr – on the move https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:52:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The EU’s Quiet Shift Toward an “(Un)Safe Fourth Country” Asylum Policy https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/the-eus-quiet-shift-toward-an-unsafe-fourth-country-asylum-policy/ https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/the-eus-quiet-shift-toward-an-unsafe-fourth-country-asylum-policy/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:30:03 +0000 https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/?p=10270 The European Commission has proposed letting member states drop the “connection requirement” from the “safe third country” concept in asylum cases. This seemingly technical tweak marks a major shift toward an “(un)safe fourth country” approach that some countries have repeatedly tried, and failed. Across Europe, governments are increasingly distancing themselves

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