Irish MEPs Divided as Parliament Votes to Streamline Moving Asylum Aeekers to 'Third Countries' - 11/02/2026
EU countries may soon be able to find it easier to send asylum seekers to countries they did not come from, but that Europe deems “safe”.It’s after a majority of MEPs in the European Parliament agreed to the move during a contentious debate today in Strasbourg, where they also sought to further tighten migration policy via the creation of a list of countries prohibiting people from seeking asylum in the EU.The list – comprising Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia – was blasted by left-wing and left-of-centre groups as risking human rights breaches and putting…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.