Press Release: Clearer EU rules for unaccompanied minors seeking international protection

In 2013, 12 690 unaccompanied minors submitted an asylum application in the EU. Some of them have no one to turn to in EU Member States and find themselves in extremely vulnerable positions, facing particular challenges in the early steps of the asylum procedure.

In the light of a recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU, the Commission is proposing to clarify which Member State is responsible for examining applications made by unaccompanied minors. The proposal will, in particular, improve the situation of those minor applicants for international protection who have no family, siblings or relatives on the EU territory.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: European Commission calls for increased protection of unaccompanied minors entering the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-commission-calls-for-increased-protection-of-unaccompanied-minors-entering-the-eu/

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Regulation Of The European Parliament And Of The Council amending Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 as regards determining the Member State responsible for examining the application for international protection of unaccompanied minors with no family member, sibling or relative legally present in a Member State http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-regulation-of-the-european-parliament-and-of-the-council-amending-regulation-eu-no-604-2013-as-regards-determining-the-member-state-responsible-for-examining-the-application-for-inter/

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