The move, criticised by rights groups, is set to allow EU governments to process asylum applications filed from citizens of those countries more quickly
A leading candidate in Cologne's mayoral race has been stabbed in what officials are saying is a politically motivated attack.
The European Union needs to accept responsibility for the lack of a common asylum policy, which has transformed this year's growing influx of refugees from a manageable problem into yet another political crisis.
The move, criticised by rights groups, is set to allow EU governments to process asylum applications filed from citizens of those countries more quickly
A leading candidate in Cologne's mayoral race has been stabbed in what officials are saying is a politically motivated attack.
The European Union needs to accept responsibility for the lack of a common asylum policy, which has transformed this year's growing influx of refugees from a manageable problem into yet another political crisis.
