Migrants who arrived on the border of Belarus and the European Union (EU) may request asylum only in the republic bordering countries – Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. They are forbidden to ask for the relevant status in the third countries of the European Union, the European Commissioner Margaritis Schinas said. Quote leads RIA Novosti.
“If they do not request shelters in one of three countries, they can also do it in Belarus itself, because she joined the Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees. Or they can go home,” he said.
Vice-President of the European Commission Ilva Johanson explained that illegals do not have the opportunity to choose a country where to request asylum, since they have no legal grounds to be located in the EU. Nevertheless, the exception can be done for those who may face problems upon returning to their homeland. As an example, Johanson led Belarusian oppositionists.
As an assistance to border with Belarus, the European Commission will simplify the procedure for making migrants to receive asylum in the European Union.