This is particularly important with regard to the asylum procedure.

I made no reference in my question to the costs of the asylum procedure.

Allow me to highlight the main points which I think are important for future asylum procedures.

What really seems important, however, is that we keep trying to define a common asylum procedure.

Asylum procedures must be dealt with immediately and in the best possible way.

So, how can we actually bring into being a uniform European asylum procedure?

Safe and efficient asylum procedures are required for people in need of protection.

It is clear to solicitors and to many other people that our present asylum procedures are being abused.

Many of the asylum procedures in all our countries, particularly my own at the moment, seem to be taking a particularly long time.

In order to reach this stage, however, we must first of all harmonise asylum procedures.

I believe we should have an arrangement that strengthens the asylum procedure.

The decision to end the transfers to Italy is creating a real problem of access to asylum procedures.

Only a few Member States could identify the full cost of asylum procedures.

Effectively controlled immigration and an end to abuse of asylum procedures.

The first relates to the extension of the minimum rules for asylum procedures.

This will remain a pious hope until common asylum procedures are adopted.

We were particularly concerned about this, because asylum procedures can take many years in some Member States.

It deals with the minimum standards applicable to asylum procedures.

Currently, those being transferred under Dublin are not always able to access an asylum procedure.

"Why did it decide it would land here and take advantage of our asylum procedures?"

He also said that they' clog up the asylum procedures which cannot function normally any longer.

There was also the question about the directive for minimum standards with regard to the asylum procedure.

You merely proposed more effective border controls, police cooperation and asylum procedures.

The Dutch presidency will have to deal with the harmonization of asylum procedures in the near future.

Of course asylum procedures should not be abused.