European Commission proposes shared list of ‘safe countries’ for asylum claims

EU member states, including Cyprus, are expected to draw up a common list of so-called safe countries of origin when they process asylum applications, the European Commission announced on Wednesday. The countries include Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia.

The newly proposed pan-European list is intended to complement existing national lists of so-called safe countries in member states and “contribute to a more uniform implementation” of asylum procedures,