EU-Turkey Statement

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01 Mar: Greece arbitrarily deems Turkey a “safe third country” in flagrant violation of rights

Refugee Support Aegean (RSA) and PRO ASYL call upon the European Commission to immediately launch infringement proceedings against Greece regarding systemic violations of international and EU law, stemming from the arbitrary rejection of asylum applications based on the “safe third country” concept and from the prevention of refugees’ access to asylum procedures.