Thread by @StevePeers

1/ EU asylum law - new developments

I've seen a paper from the Slovenian Council presidency which seeks to carve out another one of the proposals for revised EU asylum law from the package of proposed new laws

(This has already been done for the revised EU asylum agency law)

2/ The suggestion now is to carve out the proposal for a revised law on 'Eurodac' - the EU asylum database.

At the moment it stores limited data on asylum seekers and irregular border crossers. The proposal would involve keeping far more data on more people ->

3/ In particular, it would collect data on:

- everyone over 6 (the current cut-off is 14)
- irregular migrants detected *on* the territory, not just at the border
- photos, names etc (currently just fingerprints are kept)

Time limits for storage of data would be increased

4/ It remains to be seen, however, if Member States agree to another carve-out from the 'package' (the other proposals concern asylum procedures, asylum-seekers' reception conditions, the definition of refugee, revised Dublin rules on asylum responsibility, and resettlement).

5/ Also the revised law would have to be negotiated with the European Parliament.

More on the migration and asylum pact proposals here: eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2020/09/first-…

6/ Needless to say the concerns of NGOs about this proposal are not being taken on board -

https://twitter.com/ecre/status/1435545486598017026?s=20

although it remains to be seen if the European Parliament might engage with them

7/ Here's the full text of the new EU document on plans for an expanded database on asylum and irregular migration, with further details -

https://twitter.com/StatewatchEU/status/1438832478144372737?s=19