DAccording to media reports, the European Commission calls on EU member states to make specific proposals in the coming weeks to receive refugees in the coming year. “As part of the resettlement plan, the EU pays 10,000 euros per person to member states,” the European Commission’s domestic and immigration policy spokesperson Christian Wigand before the planned meeting of EU interior ministers in Brussels Say. Tuesday. The resettlement plan is “quite successful”. Since 2015, EU countries have received more than 80,000 people from crisis areas in this way.
“We expect member states to make their commitments for the coming year before mid-September. This is about people from different regions, but of course Afghanistan will now also be a focus of special attention,” Wigand said. The goal is to “allow particularly vulnerable people to be protected in Europe in a safe and legal way, that is, resettlement.” It is about “clearly defined groups of people who are particularly at risk, such as journalists or human rights activists, especially women and girls. This is done in close cooperation with UNHCR.”
Wiegand went on to say that the European level is working “at full speed” to develop a comprehensive solution to the Afghan crisis. In addition to resettlement, it also includes support for local people in the region, combating smugglers and border management. .
