Common European Asylum System

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The Common European Asylum System is the European Union’s framework of laws and standards that harmonizes how member states handle asylum applications, refugee protection, and reception conditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union policy framework
asylum system
legal framework
aimsTo ensure common standards for refugee protection
ensure fair and efficient asylum procedures
harmonize asylum procedures in the European Union
prevent secondary movements of asylum seekers within the EU
promote solidarity and responsibility-sharing among EU member states
allocatesResponsibilityBy Dublin criteria
appliesTo European Union member states
coordinatedBy European Commission
criticizedFor insufficient protection standards in some member states
pressure on border states such as Greece and Italy
unequal burden-sharing among member states
defines criteria for qualification as a refugee
criteria for qualification for subsidiary protection
minimum standards for reception of asylum seekers
procedural guarantees for asylum applicants
rights and obligations of beneficiaries of international protection
developedInPhase first phase 1999–2005
second phase 2008–2013
geographicScope European Union
hasAbbreviation CEAS
includesInstrument Asylum Procedures Directive
Dublin Regulation
Eurodac Regulation
linked to: Eurodac system

European Asylum Support Office Regulation
Qualification Directive
Reception Conditions Directive
Regulation establishing the European Union Agency for Asylum
Temporary Protection Directive
legalBasis Article 78 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
monitoredBy European Union Agency for Asylum
overseenBy Council of the European Union
European Parliament
policyArea asylum and migration
predecessor intergovernmental cooperation on asylum in the 1990s
protects asylum seekers
beneficiaries of subsidiary protection
refugees
recastPeriod 2008–2013
reformDebate intensified after the 2015–2016 refugee crisis in Europe
regulates allocation of responsibility for examining asylum applications
asylum procedures
qualification for refugee status
qualification for subsidiary protection
reception conditions for asylum seekers
relatedTo EU migration policy
Schengen Area
subjectTo case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union
usesDatabase Eurodac
linked to: Eurodac system

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AFSJ relatedTo EU asylum policy
linked to: Common European Asylum System
Dublin Regulation isPartOf Common European Asylum System
Eurodac system supportsPolicy Common European Asylum System
Common European Asylum System includesInstrument Asylum Procedures Directive
linked to: Common European Asylum System
European Union Agency for Asylum worksOn Common European Asylum System
Finnish Immigration Service subjectTo European Union law on migration and asylum
linked to: Common European Asylum System