Should asylum be processed outside the EU?
Europe is considering processing asylum claims in centres outside the EU.
- Good idea, it breaks the smugglers' business
- Worth trying, with real legal safeguards
- Unacceptable: it outsources our responsibilities
What's at stake: The debate is about effectiveness and respect for rights: discouraging crossings, or handing a European responsibility over to other countries.
The left's argument
Outsourcing asylum weakens rights and moves the problem without solving it.
The centre's argument
Test these centres with real legal safeguards and judge them on their results.
The right's argument
Processing claims outside the EU discourages crossings and breaks the smugglers' model.
And you, where do you stand?
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