There is no flattery like imitation, at least in immigration control.
The Lithuanian parliament approved the mass detention of immigrants and restrict their appeal rights after adopting aggressive immigration control measures in Denmark and the United Kingdom last week, a move designed to prevent large numbers of immigrants from entering the European Union from Belarus.
The new law prohibits the release of immigrants within six months of their arrival, limits the appeal rights of rejected asylum seekers, and stipulates that immigrants can be deported during the appeal period.
severe? Yes it is. Illegal violation of human rights? Probably. The problem facing the European Commission is that it has vacated the moral high ground of immigration control and pursued its own short-term solutions. It can do little to prevent member states from being so impunity without being accused of hypocrisy.
After the Danish Parliament passed a law allowing it to transfer asylum-seekers to other countries outside the EU and negotiated with Rwanda to establish an immigration center, a spokesperson for the European Commission stated that the law may “undermine the foundations of the international protection system” for refugees in the world. . “
The spokesperson added that EU regulations prohibit the “externalization” of the right to asylum.
In practice, however, the EU promoted this principle when it reached a multi-billion-euro “cash for immigration” agreement with Recep Erdoğan’s Turkey in 2015.
Reaching an agreement with Erdogan seemed like a good idea at the time, when a large number of Syrian refugees fled the civil war to Europe, causing panic among many governments, especially those in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe.
But it established the idea that the European Union is prepared to pay fees to keep migrants away from European territories. Since then, the Commission has been quietly seeking similar arrangements with many African countries.
When Morocco abandoned border controls last month and allowed thousands of people to enter Spanish territory, the European Union was not eager to condemn the move.
Last week, a new batch of 133 asylum-seekers from Libya planned to travel to Europe and arrived in Rwanda for treatment.
Ironically, the regime of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has brought relative economic prosperity, but it is one of the most authoritarian and authoritarian regimes on the African continent. His political opponents often go to jail or eventually seek asylum.
At the same time, the EU can continue to implement short-term immigration control measures. Or it can abandon them and adopt a true European approach to share the burden of immigrants. But it can hardly criticize member states for fine-tuning their patent application policies.
Summary
As the digital euro enters the experimental phase, Experts criticized the project for lack of clarity And a decade-long delay compared to cryptocurrency.
The floods in several EU countries this week have been “Effectively eliminate” any hope Due to the bumper harvests in these areas, the EU Farmers Association COPA-COGECA issued a warning because the European Commission pledged to support the industry.
online False information for refugees A new study finds that the non-governmental organizations they work with are the “key link” between extreme right-wing figures and mainstream politicians.
European Commission Strengthened regulatory support for green hydrogen in its proposed climate legislation reform Released last week, the Renewable Hydrogen Alliance called it a “true game changer” for the emerging EU industry.
The EU Minister of Agriculture gives the green light to the EU Organic Action Plan Monday (July 19), but warned that measures must be taken to ensure that supply matches demand, including through public procurement plans for schools and public cafeterias.
Representatives of member states agreed with the European Commission’s ambition to phase out cage breeding in the EU, but their enthusiasm was far lower than that of the European Parliament and the European Parliament. Concerned about the timetable Initiatives and appropriate financial support to farmers.
The EU Environment Minister expressed “quite a lot of reservations” about the European Commission’s plan Establish a second emissions trading scheme for road transport and buildings When they first met Since Brussels proposed last week.
Pay close attention, watch out, watch out…
- Ursula von der Leyen, chairperson of the committee, presides over the steering committee of the Recovery and Resilience Working Group.
- Vice President Margaritas Cinas meets with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Philippe Grandi.
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[Edited by Zoran Radosavljevic/Josie Le Blond]
