{
  "id": 8364790,
  "title": "Neues EU-Asylrecht: Asylrechtsreform: Mehrheit kommt jetzt ins Schnellverfahren",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/neues-eu-asylrecht-asylrechtsreform-mehrheit-kommt-jetzt-ins",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T02:15:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/neues-eu-asylrecht-asylrechtsreform-mehrheit-kommt-jetzt-ins-schnellverfahren/100255787.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Since the EU's new asylum rules came into effect, most protection requests in Germany have been decided in fast-track procedures. The German government reported in response to a parliamentary inquiry from the Left fraction, that between the reform's start on June 12th and the end of July, 2,093 expedited asylum procedures and 1,561 regular asylum procedures were initiated. In 2,013 other cases, the focus was solely on determining which other EU country might be responsible for the applicant. Asylum checks must be completed within three months under the fast-track procedures established by the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) reform. The new EU asylum procedure regulation allows expedited procedures, among other things, for people from safe countries of origin or countries with a maximum 20 percent EU-wide recognition rate. Those who are denied in the fast-track procedure can also be deported even if their appeal against the rejection is still pending in court. Preventing deportation in such cases is only possible if a rushed appeal for provisional legal protection is successful in court. A three-month extension is not permitted. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) may, however, transfer a case to the regular procedure if it finds that the examination of the application includes complex legal or factual issues that cannot be conclusively resolved in the expedited procedure. Those classified as coming from a safe country in the expedited procedure are generally subject to a ban on employment. A member of the Left opposition party, Clara Bünger, anticipates that \"because of the short time, there will presumably be more wrong decisions.\" She also criticizes the fact that Turkey, despite significant persecution of opposition members and obviously politically motivated court proceedings, is now considered a so-called safe country of origin under EU rules. The refugee rights organization Pro Asyl criticizes: \"The German government is implementing the new European provisions strictly and comprehensively.\" Countries with a particularly high protection rate among the first half of this year's source countries included Myanmar, Eritrea, Afghanistan, and the Palestinian Territories. Border procedures for people detected at an EU external border, which in Germany only applies to airports and seaports, are also new. Those who have faked their identity, foreigners posing a threat, and people from source countries with an average EU-wide protection rate of no more than 20 percent will be housed in facilities from which they may only depart for the purpose of leaving the country during the ongoing procedure. Unaccompanied minors are exempt from the border procedure, provided they do not pose a security risk. There are four locations for border procedures in Germany: 200 places in Frankfurt, 27 in Munich, 40 near Berlin/Brandenburg Airport, and 15 temporarily in Pforzheim for arrivals at Stuttgart Airport until another location is found. More locations and facilities are currently being examined and planned. Between June 12th and August 21st, 36 border procedures were completed, involving, among others, five Brazilian nationals and four Georgians. 22 protection applications were rejected. According to the government's information, four people from Ghana, Senegal, Colombia, and Morocco were denied entry as a result of a border procedure in the first weeks. The focus is on the EU external border. It can be assumed that the number of border procedures in states like Poland, Greece, Spain, and Italy is significantly higher. However, reliable statistics on the number of asylum border procedures initiated and completed since June 12th in these external border states are not yet available from the published statistics. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has repeatedly emphasized that the prerequisite for a perspective on ending the intensified German internal border controls is functioning procedures at the EU external borders.",
  "summary": "Die neuen EU-Asylregeln bringen beschleunigte Verfahren für viele Antragsteller. Wer abgelehnt wird und dagegen klagt, kann schon abgeschoben werden, bevor das Gericht entschieden hat.",
  "key_points": [
    "Most German asylum requests decided via fast-track procedures since EU rules took effect.",
    "2,093 expedited and 1,561 regular procedures initiated between June 12th and July end.",
    "Fast-track limits asylum checks to three months, allows deportation if appeal denied."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}