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AUTHOR(S): Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Sophie int veld, Paloma López Bermejo, Steklios Kouloglou, Petras Austrevicius, Ivan Jakovcic, Tanja Fajon, Benedek Javor, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Dubravka Suica, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Kati Piri, Tibor Szanyi, Laura Ferrara, Charles Goerens, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Maite Pagazartundúa, Nessa Childers, Alessia Maria Mosca, Marielle de Sarnez, Marietje Schaake, Nathalie Griesbeck, Julie Ward, Ramón Jáuregui, Eleonora Evi, Catherine Stihler, Niedermueller Péter, Bodil Valero

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Action against Member States violating the universal rights of asylum seekers

TEXT:In the midst of the current refugee crisis several Member States have violated the right of asylum as established in the acquis communautaire and in international law. These countries have violated this right by not studying asylum petitions, refusing to participate in shelter and relocation, and even by acquiescing in inhumane treatment of refugees. In this sense, the European Commission opened 32 infringement procedures last week regarding asylum. Furthermore, President Juncker has declared that all Member States refusing to give sanctuary to refugees will have to pay economic compensations. Considering these Member States have violated the right to asylum acknowledged by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights, and other international treaties, and given their behaviour is not aligned to the principles of solidarity and respect for human dignity upon which the Union is founded, I ask the Commission: 1.- Which Member States have had these infringement procedures opened against them? 2.- What amounts could the fines be for such infringement? 3.- What will the sanctions announced by President Juncker for Member States which refuse to take in refugees consist of?   

Signature(s): Date: 08/09/2015

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COMMISSIONVICE-PRESIDENT / HIGH REPRESENTATIVE

COUNCILPRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL