Berlin, 28 August 2007

I. General observation The Green Paper contains considerations with regard to the future Common European Asylum System. These considerations are mainly couched in questions which are commented on under II. However, this Green Paper also contains, in part, concrete objectives relating, for instance, to a higher common standard of protection and a higher degree of solidarity between EU Member States (at least according to the English version under number 1; the German version simply refers to “ ..... a high level of solidarity .....”). Our view on this is also stated to a large extent under II.