After marathon talks that began on Monday, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council, led by the Spanish presidency, were able to overcome their differences and reach a preliminary political agreement, consisting of five new laws, aimed at redefining the rules for the reception, management and transfer of illegal immigrants who arrive in member states. Community block after undergoing official ratification.
“The five EU laws cover all stages of asylum and migration administration, from the screening of irregular migrants upon their arrival in the EU, to the collection of biometric data, to the procedures for submitting and processing asylum applications, to the rules for identifying the Member State “responsible for processing an asylum application and cooperation and solidarity between Member States and how to deal with crisis situations, including cases of exploitation of migrants.”The European Council said in a statement.
We did it. We have just reached a political agreement on the Migration and Asylum Pact #immigration
– Ylva Johansson (@ylvajohansson) December 20, 2023
Later he said it was “Very proud” To achieve “A global compact on migration and asylum with better protection of our external borders, more solidarity and more protection for vulnerable people and asylum seekers, based on our European values.”
“December 20, 2023 will go down in history.”
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Mizzola, also acknowledged her pride in the achievement achieved by European leaders on Wednesday, and stated that “December 20, 2023 will go down in history.” Like the “The day the European Union reached a historic agreement on a new set of rules for managing migration and asylum”in a post on old Twitter. “Europe has defied the odds again.”he added.
December 20, 2023 will go down in history.
The day the European Union reached a historic agreement on a new set of rules for managing migration and asylum.
Europe has defied the odds once again.
I am very proud that through the Migration and Asylum Pact, we have presented and delivered solutions. pic.twitter.com/Ic2AXYeKqN
– Roberta Mitsola (EP_President) December 20, 2023
During a press conference at the European Parliament in Brussels Roberta Mitsola considered the preliminary agreement on the new pact on migration and asylum to be the main victory for her mandate and that the European Union could finally combine “solidarity and responsibility.”.The President of the European Parliament added: “In 2019, migration was the main concern of European citizens, and today it remains so.”
The still preliminary agreement, which must be approved first by Parliament in the coming months and later by the Council without the possibility of a veto by states, comes days after the Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) announced that the number of irregular crossings into the territory had been The European number is the highest since 2016. It exceeded 335,000 incidents in the first eleven months of the year, according to Frontex.
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