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Refugees: Aegean Sea

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11 March 2016

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16 March 2016 · Answer

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Asylum

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16 March 2016

Asylum

Summary

To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Prime Minister, on 7 March in Brussels, described those fleeing across the Aegean Sea as illegally crossing, in the light of the fact that Turkey is not a party to the UN Convention on Refugees, which Greece and oth

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  1. 11 March 2016

    Written question

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the Prime Minister, on 7 March in Brussels, described those fleeing across the Aegean Sea as illegally crossing, in the light of the fact that Turkey is not a party to the UN Convention on Refugees, which Greece and oth

    Source: Lords

  2. 16 March 2016

    Answer

    Migrants travelling across the Aegean Sea may be referred to as illegally crossing if they have no permission (such as a visa) to enter Greece or another Member State. The same would apply if someone applied for asylum in the UK: if they have entered the ...

    Source: Written answer

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