Identification

On Friday 4 October 2024 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in line with the Advocate’s General Opinion, ruled that Member States cannot issue a decision rejecting an asylum application as inadmissible on the basis of the concept of a “safe third country” in cases where they have established that the asylum seeker will not be allowed to enter the territory of a country designated as safe.

This report draws on information inter alia provided by the Directorate of the Hellenic Police and the General Secretariat for Vulnerable Persons and Institutional Protection (GSVP) of the Ministry on Migration and Asylum, national and international jurisprudence, reports by international, European and national human rights bodies and institutions, international and non-governmental organisations, publicly available data, media information as well as GCR’s observations from practice and information provided by the GCR Legal and Social Unit.

Η ομάδα συνηγόρων υπεράσπισης των εννέα επιζώντων ναυαγών της Πύλου καλεί σε Συνέντευξη Τύπου, την Πέμπτη 16 Μαΐου 2024 και ώρα 12:00, στην ΕΣΗΕΑ (Ακαδημίας 20, Αθήνα, 3ος όροφος). Η δίκη των εννέα Αιγυπτίων επιζώντων του πολύνεκρου ναυαγίου της Πύλου έχει οριστεί για τις 21 Μαΐου 2024 ενώπιον του Τριμελούς Εφετείου Κακουργημάτων Καλαμάτας.