European Parliament gives first OK to Dublin Reg reforms

http://bit.ly/2ysYkIL The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee gave the first approval to a Dublin Regulation modification draft text signed by rapporteur Cecilia Wikstrom. The draft text passed with 43 'yes' votes to 16 'no' votes. The main reform is that of abolishing the requirement that an asylum seeker must file an asylum request in the country of first entry into the European Union. Another change is that of introducing an automatic and permanent relocation system throughout all European Union countries. The European Parliament's position must be negotiated with that of the European Council, which doesn't yet have a common position.