Germany can deport refugees to poorer EU countries - ECJ

Germany can deport refugees to poorer EU countries - ECJ
# 19 March 2019 18:08 (UTC +04:00)

Berlin is within its rights to deport asylum-seekers to other countries in the bloc, even if they'll encounter poor living conditions there, the EU's highest court announced, ONA reports citing Deutsche Welle.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday cleared the way for Germany to deport asylum-seekers to other EU member states. Exceptions apply only in extreme cases.

Judges in the Luxembourg-based court ruled that weak social benefit systems and living conditions in certain countries were not grounds to block transfers.

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