This immigration crisis in 2015 as a result of war Detonated a bomb in Syria asylum policy and opened a gap between Member States as some governments refused to accept it. refugees reached its shores Mediterrenian. Proposed solution after five years BrusselsAfter the failure of mandatory quota allocation by country, there was a kind of “à la carte” solidarity with flexible contributions and the possibility of financing host countries with 10,000 euros per refugee. Three years from now, the interior ministers of the European Union (EU) will try to square the circle and reach a political agreement this Thursday. EU: how to join Solidarity and responsibility among twenty-seven.
“I came to Brussels in 2016 and the immigration problem has been an issue ever since. We have made many attempts that have not been very successful. “I think we have a real opportunity now,” says a European diplomat who should lead this “controversial” proposal. “I don’t think there are many policies where the differences between Member States are that great,” he says of asylum policy, and immigration. EU interior ministers will try to put an end to the two most relevant elements of the asylum package this Thursday: regulation on immigration and asylum management system And regulation on the asylum procedure this should clarify Member States’ action in the event of migration pressure.
“Negotiations are ongoing. It’s at 50 percent. I see it will happen, but this is a sensitive issue,” cites the same sources about the odds of success. It will be impossible to reach consensus like countries. Poland anyone Hungary The Swedish Presidency of the EU, the Commissioner of the Interior, Ylva JohannssonAdopted definitively during the presentation of the new action plan for the Western Mediterranean and the Atlantic, immigration way which leads Spain. If successful – this will depend largely on the votes of major countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Spain – the Council will be able to initiate inter-agency negotiations with the EU. European Parliament Spain will have to take the lead from July in order to reach an agreement before the end of its legislative term in the middle of next year.
Procedure at borders
The aim of the two proposed regulations is to set the requirements for asylum procedures and to strike a new balance between them. responsibility And solidarity. Twenty-Sevens starts from the premise that solidarity should be “obligatory”, but that the resettlement of refugees arriving in the region should not (although there are governments to be desired). european region. The working papers to which this paper refers, “No Member State shall be compelled to relocate or contribute beyond its debt”. To complete this circle, the Swedish presidency’s proposal envisions different kinds of alternative forms of solidarity for countries that do not want to resettle refugees.
One financial contribution — from €20,000 per refugee, according to diplomatic sources consulted, although the Commission offered €22,000 — registration, admission, limitscontrol, custody and return. Some delegations continue to ask for lower numbers—EUR 10,000—while for other delegations the minimum acceptable amount is EUR 20,000. This European CommissionIt will be tasked with establishing a “solidarity fund” valid for one year, which will have to assess the situation on all migration routes and in all Member States.
The compromise proposal includes other figures, such as the annual cap of 30,000 resettlements, which some delegations in Central Europe dislike. The idea of establishing the annual commitment is one of the demands of the south coast countries to put pressure on the northern European countries. The proposal on the table also sets the duration of the incoming Member State’s responsibility at two years, but does not exclude families with children under the age of 12 from the asylum process at the border, as Germany requires.