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In the 1990s, refugees from the Yugoslav Wars sought asylum in Europe in large numbers. [97] In the 2010s, millions fled to Europe from wars in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. More than 34,000 migrants and refugees have died trying to get to Europe since 1993, most often due to capsizing while trying to cross the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. [98]
Heiko Rehmann wrote, as long as everybody has the right to request asylum in Europe and each claim has be individually assessed, the problems will remain. Only a reform of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees would be able to change that. [27]
According to a table compiled by the European Commission, some Schengen countries grant visa-free entry to refugees or stateless people who reside in Ireland or in an Annex II country/territory: [52] Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia: none; Belgium: refugees in Ireland, United States; Germany, Italy: Ireland, all Annex II
There has been a tension created between the EU and nation states. Following the 2015 refugee crisis some member states enacted legislation to speed up deportations. [119] however the EU began threatening to withhold development aid from or impose visa restrictions on countries refusing to take in their own citizens. [citation needed]
Either the European Parliament or the Council could oppose the entry into force of the delegated acts. [153] All of the states that implement the common visa rules – including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania – may notify the European Commission about non-compliant third states. [154]
In Switzerland, the Asylum Act (AsylA) defines the principles, criteria, procedure and application of decisions. [1]The asylum procedure determines refugee status, where the asylum seeker has the right to be heard, to make an effective appeal, etc. (a person recognized as a refugee in one European state is not necessarily recognized as such in another, because the nature of the procedures ...
Vaccination requirements for international travel are the aspect of vaccination policy that concerns the movement of people across borders. Countries around the world require travellers departing to other countries, or arriving from other countries, to be vaccinated against certain infectious diseases in order to prevent epidemics .
Visitor to Visa requirement Notes (excluding departure fees) Europe Kosovo Visa required Visa not required for holders of a valid biometric residence permit issued by one of the Schengen member states or a valid multi-entry Schengen Visa, a holder of a valid Laissez-Passer issued by United Nations Organizations, NATO, OSCE, Council of Europe or European Union a holder of a valid travel ...