nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/d695c03bd33e90c7 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250820s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|ger|| 10.59704/d695c03bd33e90c7 doi ger 342 23 Kanyamihanda, Adeodata Author aut Safe for Everyone? - On the ECJ’s judgment in the joined cases Alace [C‑758/24] and Canpelli [C‑759/24] Kanyamihanda, Adeodata Verfassungsblog 2025-08-20 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 1 August, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its much-anticipated judgment, addressing the interpretation of the “safe country of origin” (SCO) concept under the Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32 (APD). Contrary to AG de la Tour, the Court firmly ruled that Member States cannot designate a country as “safe” unless it provides adequate protection to its entire population. Ultimately, the Court’s judgment effectively preserves the current protection until the EU legislator fully exercises its prerogative to amend the rules. CC BY-SA 4.0 Asylum Procedure Regulation ECJ Italy-Albania Protocol Pact on Migration and Asylum safe country of origin Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/ecj-save-country-italy-albania/ raw object