Greece under fire for refugee policies

Greece’s efforts to shed its reputation as an unsafe haven for refugees suffered a major blow with the news that Norway has suspended the return of asylum-seekers to Greece on the grounds that their rights may be violated.

Based on the European Union’s Dublin II Regulation (EC 343/2003, which excludes EU member Denmark but includes Iceland and Norway), the first member state that a migrant enters is the one responsible for examining his/her asylum application. Last week, however, Norway decided it would ignore the Dublin II Regulation and examine the asylum applications of those who had initially passed through Greece.

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