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Citizenship and Immigration committee I think I've already tried to reply. It is not only a question of it being difficult, but also, as Ioana was saying, discrimination is a bit different from persecution. As a matter of fact, the Roma issue in Hungary is followed by other colleagues of ours. We cannot really pronou
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini
Citizenship and Immigration committee Before taking a decision...these are asylum seekers and not recognized refugees.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini
Citizenship and Immigration committee I think there is a bit of mixing up of different categories of people. You have to imagine that the majority of people in Europe arrive by boat or at the border to claim asylum. The moment they even say the word “fear”, “persecution”, or “asylum”, they have to be allowed into a p
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini
Citizenship and Immigration committee It's a very difficult question that you asked. I don't think we are here to comment on that. As you know, in the treaty of the European Union there are articles that allow action to be taken against a member state that is considered to be violating human rights in a constant, re
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini
Citizenship and Immigration committee —a member state from examining a claim. It's not obliged to refuse it.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini
Citizenship and Immigration committee In the European Union, examination of asylum applications is dealt with by member states' administration. We don't examine any applications; however, there are rules at the EU level, and for the moment there are also minimum standards on how you examine the application and on, le
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini
Citizenship and Immigration committee Families should be kept together.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini
Citizenship and Immigration committee The family should be kept together, whether they are just in reception or in detention. In general, families should not be put in detention.
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini
Citizenship and Immigration committee My name is Angela Martini. I work on borders, but I worked for many years on asylum. I would also like to underline one fact that you are aware of, Mr. Davies. Contrary to Canada, in Europe the vast majority of asylum seekers arrive by irregular means. The vast majority of asyl
May 7th, 2012Committee meeting
Angela Martini