The European Commission wants EU governments to consider creating a single procedure for assessing asylum applications.

I think that it would be desirable and logical, for Europe as a whole, to formulate a single, integrated policy on Immigration and Asylum.

Such a policy, would be a marked improvement, on anything dreamt up by this government to date.

No doubt such a move, can be expected to meet with opposition from the British Government, as it would challenge their slavish adherence to Machiavellian dogma.

Anything that removes imigration and asylum policy from this government can hardly make things worse can it? This government has administered an unsustainable policy.

it should be link that already, as the immigration should be managed at the port of original entry into the EU. It would be much easier if this was the case as people could just be put back over the border if they were refused entry. the system doesn't work though as people sneak into Europe (easy to do over the land border in the east) but then trave lright across Europe to England before decalring their presence. They want to come here, almost exclusively, partly because most of them speak (some) English and not any other European languages, but mostly because we treat they so well and give them benefits undreamt of in the rest of the EU. France for example put their asylum claimants into sub standard housing and treat them as badly as they deserve. therefore they don't stop there, they travel right through France without stopping. the only way a common EU policy will work will be if the other countries take the EU border seriously and stop these illegal immigrants at the first border they cross.