Britain proposed sweeping changes to its policy on asylum seekers on Monday, the latest European country to announce tighter rules on migration in recent years. Here are details on how some other countries are changing their rules:

PUSH FOR REINTERPRETATION OF EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (ECHR)

Nine countries - Italy, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland - called on the European Union in May to make it simpler for member states to expel foreign criminals.

Some European governments have expressed frustration with how the European Court of Human Rights uses the European Convention on Human Rights to block deportations and they want to see it revised.

DENMARK

Denmark, whose model inspired Britain's overhaul, grants only temporary protection to asylum seekers that is regularly reviewed and can be revoked if conditions in a refugee's home country are deemed safe. It makes state support conditional on integration and contribution, and has lengthened the path to citizenship.

FRANCE

France's 2024 immigration bill, the toughest in decades with measures to curb family reunification, narrow access to welfare and tighten birthright citizenship for migrants, was largely gutted in January 2024 by the country's Constitutional Council, which struck down many of the most restrictive provisions on procedural grounds.

GERMANY

Germany has tightened its asylum rules while still handling some of the EU's highest application numbers. Laws have sped up procedures, expanding the list of "safe" countries to ease rejections and returns, and simplifying deportations of rejected applicants and some foreign offenders, while in parallel easing access to residence and citizenship for long-term, integrated migrants and skilled workers.

GREECE

Greece temporarily suspended processing asylum applications in July for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa, m...