EC/Switzerland/Liechtenstein agreement: protocol to the EC/Switzerland agreement on the criteria to determine the state responsible for the examination of an asylum application, participation of Denmark. Dublin Convention on Eurodac

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Ewa KLAMT (EPP-ED, DE) on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol between the European Community, Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State, in Switzerland or Liechtenstein.

MEPs approved one amendment of a legal nature. They believe that the assent procedure, as opposed to the consultation procedure, should be used for the conclusion of the Protocol. Consequently, they amend the legal basis of the proposal and state that the European Parliament reserves the right to defend its prerogatives as conferred by the Treaty.