End of the Dubliners project – final conference in Rome

EU governments and the European Parliament are currently negotiating a Commission’s proposal to revise the Dublin Regulation. This proposed reform, opposed by some countries, is supported by partner NGOs and ECRE, as it is considered as a positive first step in improving a system that is currently inefficient, dysfunctional and does not respect the rights of people in need of international protection. The organizations welcome the special attention given to children and other dependent members of the family. In particular, children who have arrived alone to Europe would have to be reunited with their relatives present in other Member States if this is in the child’s best interest. The final report of the project is available here.