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Minister moots closer asylum cooperation
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“Cooperation must not be limited to calls aimed at preventing migrants from entering Switzerland,” she told the Tribune de Genève and 24 Heures newspapers. “Migration is directly linked to development aid,” she said. “We must not forget the humanitarian aspect.” Over the past few weeks Sommaruga has been criticised by the cantonal authorities for the…
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It adopted a motion on Wednesday to start negotiations with the EU to give Switzerland observer status at the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). The EASO was established in May 2010 to promote cooperation between EU members over questions of asylum and to offer support to states which come under particular pressure from large numbers…
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Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga, tells swissinfo.ch that she wants to simplify and speed up the asylum process, while ensuring that it remains fair. There is a real dilemma: in the world as a whole, tens of millions of people are in flight from persecution, violence and disaster, but no one wants to take them…
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A parliamentary committee and a refugee group have come out in favour of the latest proposal, but the rightwing Swiss People’s Party said it was ineffectual and the media seems unconvinced. Following a meeting with a Senate committee on Monday, which unanimously approved the measures, Sommaruga said the aim was to process most asylum applications…
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The southern Italian island of Lampedusa has been overwhelmed with Tunisians and other Africans trying to reach Europe in the aftermath of the Tunisian revolution.
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