European Committee of the Regions 18 July 2012, Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum’

13.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 277/12 Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on ‘Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum’ 2012/C 277/03 THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS, — points to the capital importance of asylum as a human right, but also as an achievement of civilisation, enshrined in international legal documents such as the Geneva Convention, the EU's Charter