EU: Council of the European Union: Common procedures for international protection, Reception of asylum-seekers, Visa safeguards

EU: Council of the European Union: Common procedures for international protection, Reception of asylum-seekers, Visa safeguards – Asylum Working Party: Outcomes: Amended proposal for a Directive on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection status (Recast) (165 pages, pdf). There are still 230 reservations by Member State governments. – Amended proposal for a Directive laying down standards for the reception of asylum seekers (Recast) (85 pages, pdf): There are still over 100 reservations by Member State governments. – Draft Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (pdf) – UK government letter to MEPs on JHA Council (pdf)