Could the EU use an old, obscure law to manage a new refugee influx?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Being granted temporary protection under the EU directive doesn't automatically mean the person is granted asylum.
49% : The text doesn't precise what constitutes a "mass influx" and simply describes a "large number of displaced persons" coming to the European Union from a specific country or region.
49% : Nevertheless, the divisive -- and often toxic -- nature that the migration topic has acquired inside the European Union can lead to an uphill battle to reach a qualified majority in the European Council.
48% : The allocation of displaced people is done according to the capabilities of each member state.
48% : When the temporary protection ends and asylum has not been granted, the host country is legally entitled to ask the displaced person to voluntarily return to their country of origin.
47% : Similarly, the council can also vote to put an end to the mechanism, if member states agree the conditions inside the country of origin "permit the safe and durable return" of the displaced people and that human rights are respected.
45% : These dangerous conditions make it impossible for the displaced people to safely return.
43% : Once the European Council decision has been taken, all EU states - except Ireland and Denmark - are compelled to receive displaced people and adhere to a series of obligations.
31% : Displaced people can also be rejected if a government thinks they will pose a danger to national security.

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