Greece 'unfit' for asylum reviews: Swedish court
Published: 6 Sep 10 14:54 CET | Print version
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/28804/20100906/
The Migration Court (Migrationsdomstolen) in Malmö has halted the transfer of five asylum seekers to Greece even though EU rules stipulate the applications should be reviewed there.
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As such, Sweden should take over the asylum procedure, the court has found.
The five asylum seekers, two women and their three children, first traveled to Greece before arriving in Sweden. According to EU rules enshrined in the Dublin Convention, their applications for asylum should therefore be processed in the first EU country in which they arrive.
While the court referred to a 2008 ruling that the transfers could be made to Greece, it also pointed out that Greek legislation has deteriorated since then. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has refused to participate in the new Greek asylum process.
Moreover, the Migration Court added that only 1.2 percent of all asylum applications in Greece received approval on the first instance last year and two percent in the second instance.
The court underlined that the UNHCR has shown that the refusals "are standardised" and lack detailed legal reasoning, referring to the circumstances of the case or country information.
The court found "strong humanitarian grounds" for an exception from the Dublin Regulation.
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if I ever move there I don't want to play a role of a leech - living there without contributing to the country of my residence, however meagre the input I provide.
Many a time have I thought of moving to Sweden, because I have had a penchant for Scandinavia since time out of mind. And this affinity of mine isn't insipid or wishy-washy - I am pretty versed in everything Scandinavian (that is, I read upon everything that's intriguing enough for me) - music, literature, history, sociology, politics, etc. - and wouldn't even waver for a fraction of a second if I had any chance to learn Swedish - I'd some futile trials back in Georgia but it all went pear-shaped, so I had to pack it in.
I'd leave for Sweden without any delay were I not taking the Greek language courses at the moment, when I'm done with it I'll submit my documents.
for sure all these refugees will take all of the social money in future.
if sweden take out social money , no refugees will come to sweden anymore.
Greece has had a wonderful time milking the EU for every Euro it can, but when it's time to live up to its promises and obligations as an EU member, it's nowhere to be seen.
Furthermore, the Swedish migration court based its view that the Greek justice system is disfuncional, on advice it received from the UN. Provincial judges rarely overule the UN on this type of thing, nor should they.
It would be really useful to hear from someone who believes the Greek justice system is processing assylum seekers in the way it agreed to do so when it joined the EU, and not just ruber stamping rejections, which is the UN's allegation.
1.2% of all applicants recieve asylum in Greece in Sweden it's probably nearer 97.8%, which is why there is so much unemployment and that many illegals hiding around the country. It is more difficult for an EU citizen to recieve a residnce permit than it is for some (eg) Albanian war criminal.
Obviously the system has got it's priorities mixed up.
I can't find any reference to 97.8% approval rate you quote for Sweden. Surely you didn't make it up? It doesn't matter, the topic is about Greek "justice", not Swedish.
As the court explained, the priority it applied here was "strong humanitarian grounds", on the basis it would be inhumane to send the asylum seekers back to Greece. If you think the system is "mixed up" for prioritising "humanitarian grounds" over others, that is more a comment on your values than theirs.
The "Swedish Court" (a joke in it's self) found "strong humanitarian grounds" not the UN or the EU. In the courts report that probably reads "the asylum seekers post could be delayed, the beds are hard, the Mediterranean diet has too much olive oil, if they get extradited to Greece they may get fat"
The Swedish migration system has been overrun by blind fools, the type that ignore the problems caused by their incompetence
True words.
Greeks are straightforward and ask for proof of being persecuted. Swedes are too PC and bend over whenever a 27 y/o from the ruling Somalian clan who is claiming that he is 14 y/o boy, raises his voice and starts screaming about racism and discrimination.
Probably becaus Greeks employ profilers and specialists in lies in their immigration service, whereas Swedes have nice social workers, who cry everytime a horror story is told them.
You wrote:
12:22 September 7, 2010 by flintis
@RobinHood: 100% - 1.2% = 97.8% = sarcasm
Truth #1 is:
100% - 1.2% = 97.8 = ignorance
Truth #2 is:
100% - 1.2% = 98.8%
Get your facts right.