government is for them to focus their energy on simply making asylum decisions. it was a 59% drop in asylum decision making last year, 59% and our numbers are more this minute comparatively across the rest of europe. extremely modest. germany, france, spain all the others fire numbers than us my old deal with higher numbers. this will cause more trauma to people when we could simplyjust be making decisions and letting people get on with their lives. you decisions and letting people get on with their lives. with their lives. you want to see decisions more with their lives. you want to see decisions more quickly? - with their lives. you want to see decisions more quickly? the - decisions more quickly? the government would agree with that goal but in reality would policies are in place now, the system will take months if not several years to catch up with the backlog and the speed of decision making so in the meantime do you think it is reasonable for the government to look to alter
seekers now in greece, in 33 camps, but in camps with much better living conditions versus the ones we used to see in the previous yea rs. and i m very pleased that in the last 12 months i haven t seen reports in the global media talking about the condition of the greek camps. we don t have a backlog any more in the asylum service. we are able to give asylum decisions within a few weeks from arrival. but more importantly, we are starting to invest more in legal pathways. europe shouldn t be closed. we need people to come and live in europe, but we shouldn t allow the smugglers to select who comes and lives here, for paying a fee. so we are signing bilateral agreements with a number of countries to provide for legal, safe, dignified pathways to people to come and live in greece. you described your own migration policy as, strict but fair. now, the strictness isn t in question the border fences, the new detention camps for migrants, they all speak to toughness. but when it comes to f
con. they arejust tried and failed before it is a con. they are just right to cancel a silent decision making without having any return agreements in place. asylum decision making. people will arrive and they will not have asylum decisions made and they will not be returned, so you will just have tens of thousands of people in asylum accommodation and hotels, that is going to be chaotic and add to the hotel problem which is completely inappropriate in the way it is working across the country. way it is working across the count . ., , , country. there are problems with the practicalities country. there are problems with the practicalities but country. there are problems with the practicalities but the country. there are problems with the practicalities but the broad practicalities but the broad principle of making it illegal to arrive at the uk via an illegal route, is that something labour stands by? route, is that something labour standsb ? ., ., ., ., , stands by? you
seen reports in the global media talking about the condition of the greek camps. we don t have a backlog any more in the asylum service. we are able to give asylum decisions within a few weeks from arrival. but more importantly, we are starting to invest more in legal pathways. europe shouldn t be closed. we need people to come and live in europe, but we shouldn t allow the smugglers to select who comes and lives here, for paying a fee. so we are signing bilateral agreements with a number of countries to provide for legal, safe, dignified pathways to people to come and live in greece. you described your own migration policy as, strict but fair. now, the strictness isn t in question the border fences, the new detention camps for migrants, they all speak to toughness. but when it comes to fairness, you ve got a problem because there are many independent international organisations who continue to accuse greece of violating international law and international norms in the way you trea
we have been able to protect our external borders. we still have considerable flaws. we haven t put the problem to zero. we have 15,000 asylum seekers now in greece, in 33 camps, but in camps with much better living conditions versus the ones we used to see in the previous years. and i m very pleased that in the last 12 months i haven t seen reports in the global media talking about the condition of the greek camps. we don t have a backlog any more in the asylum service. we are able to give asylum decisions within a few weeks from arrival. but more importantly, we are starting to invest more in legal pathways. europe shouldn t be closed. we need people to come and live in europe, but we shouldn t allow the smugglers to select who comes and lives here, for paying a fee. so we are signing bilateral agreements with a number of countries to provide for legal, safe, dignified pathways to people to come and live in greece. you described your own migration policy as, strict but fair. now, t