ECtHR Communicated case: Denmark allegedly violates Article 8 ECHR by ordering deportation of a Denmark-born Iraqi and imposing a six-year entry ban due to a short prison sentence

20 Feb 2023 | News

On the 9th of January 2023, the ECtHR published its communicated case Tsivilskaya v Poland, no. 55410/20. The case concerned a Russian national which received a residence permit in Poland, but was expelled on grounds of national security (espionage). The applicant...

The Netherlands: State needs to assess whether the presumption of mutual trust applies to Belgium due to lack of accommodation for Dublin returnees

20 Feb 2023 | News

On the 20th of February 2023, the Court of Ten Hague published its judgment NL23.382. The case concerned a Chinese national who applied for asylum in the Netherlands, but Belgium is allegedly responsible for his asylum claim under the Dublin Regulation and accepted...

CJEU: The AG’s opinion concludes that a refugee status can be revoked following a final criminal judgment but only if the refugee poses a real, current and serious danger to society and the revocation is proportionate

16 Feb 2023 | News

On the 16th of February 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published the Advocate’s General Opinion in respect of joined cases C‑663/21 and C‑8/22. The first case concerned a Syrian refugee who was sentenced to several suspended prison terms hence...

CJEU: AG Opinion concludes that Member States are required to cooperate actively to obtain necessary evidence for a protection application and cannot decide incredibility based on a false statement which has been retracted

16 Feb 2023 | News

On the 16th February 2023, the CJEU published an Opinion in respect of case C-756/21. The case concerned a Pakistani national who unsuccessfully applied for international protection in Ireland, firstly on the basis of a false statement which he retracted on his first...

CJEU: National law may oblige a Member State to examine an asylum claim on the basis of its discretionary power if this is in the best interests of the child

16 Feb 2023 | News

On the 16th of February 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its preliminary ruling in the case Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid, C-745/21. The case concerned a Syrian woman who applied for asylum in the Netherlands after which...

CJEU: Court rules that best interests of the child and the right to family life must be protected in return proceedings regarding a minor

15 Feb 2023 | News

On 15th of February 2023, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled in respect of C-484/22, GS. The case concerned a minor from Nigeria who lived in Germany with his parents and siblings either on the basis of a “tolerated” stay or a decision that they could not be...