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EU: Red Cross EU: Press release: Position paper on the Right to Access to International Protection

17 November 2014

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See the full text: Position paper on the Right to Access to International Protection: Recommendations of the National Red Cross Societies of the Member States of the European Union and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (Press release, pdf)

See also: Position Paper: Recommendations (pdf) and: Legal avenue to protection (pdf) This position paper sets forth the following six recommendations:

"1. Ensure that people fleeing Syria have access to asylum procedures in the EU
2. Consider visa applications from people fleeing Syria in a protection sensitive way
3. Facilitate family unity in Europe for people fleeing Syria.
4. Offer emergency resettlement to the most vulnerable people fleeing Syria.
5. Review refugee status determination procedures and reception conditions for people fleeing Syria.
6. Do not return people to Syria and its neighbouring countries."

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