The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Finland sent for consideration a draft proposal on the introduction of the border crossing procedure. It concerns the enhanced examination of asylum seekers’ applications submitted at or near the EU’s external borders. According to the draft law, the border crossing procedure can be applied in all migration situations, and not only in situations of large-scale or instrumental immigration. During the normal processing of asylum requests, applicants have the opportunity to move freely within Finland or to another EU region. And according to the draft of the Mi…