Asylum seekers 'can't go to Greece'

Ireland and the UK have been told they cannot send asylum seekers back to Greece because of the country’s inadequate asylum arrangements.

Asylum seekers 'can't go to Greece'

Ireland and the UK have been told they cannot send asylum seekers back to Greece because of the country’s inadequate asylum arrangements.

A European Court of Justice ruling said no EU government could take it for granted that another member state’s asylum procedures complied with fundamental rights – even though Europe is supposed to have a common asylum policy in place.

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