Ambassadors of EU member states in Brussels, the successive Spanish presidency of the EU Council and European Parliament negotiators are meeting again on Monday in order to close the points that remain open in the EU migration and migration pact.
According to the European diplomat who requested to remain anonymous
Negotiators could accept the package at their meeting on Wednesday, but at the latest on Friday. The European Commission hopes that the charter will be approved this year, although the positions of member states are still divergent on many details.
MTI writes. We wrote more about the criticism of the Hungarian government here.
The focus of the debate is on screening migrants at the border, which could be included as a new element in immigration regulation. This point of the agreement will serve the purpose of being able to determine who is a genuine refugee among applicants when migrants arrive at the EU’s external borders. Illegal arrivals can be expelled from the Union territory immediately after their detention, and a decision will be made on their return to their homeland.
In October, the European Parliament, at its plenary session in Strasbourg, adopted a resolution on the EU migration package, urging the European Parliament to find a mandatory solution for the EU to conduct rapid border procedures and strengthen solidarity linked to the acceptance of migrants. In addition to solidarity between Member States, the European Parliament also stressed the importance of relations with countries of origin and transit of migrants in order to ensure the return of those entitled to reside in Europe.
Negotiators last reached agreement in October on one of the final elements of the new joint European asylum and migration package, their negotiating mandate to regulate the crisis situation. This includes identifying the use of migration as a tool.
The new legislation creates the framework under which member states experiencing a migration crisis can request solidarity contributions from other EU countries. This also includes the possibility of resettlement of migrants in other Member States, Solidarity Member States can take over responsibility for asylum assessments from other Member States, and will support countries in crisis with financial contributions.
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