Britain's Financial Times newspaper reported that EU interior ministers will discuss tightening immigration laws, while there remain significant differences between countries on the issue of deportations and “forced solidarity”.
The issue of tightening migration laws was discussed at a meeting of EU interior ministers, according to reports.
According to the Financial Times, the issue of mandatory recognition of migrant deportation decisions made in other EU countries is already on the agenda, but there are still deep disagreements between countries on this issue.
An EU diplomat said, “the most politically sensitive issue under the repatriation directive is the issue of mandatory recognition (the decision to expel a migrant by another EU country)”. Some countries, such as Germany and Sweden, support voluntary recognition of such decisions, while others oppose it.
Also controversial is the “mandatory solidarity” mechanism, which regulates the distribution of migrants between member states to reduce the burden on individual countries. Poland is completely opposed to such allocations and is not ready to accept more asylum seekers.
According to the European Commission, only 20% of people rejected for asylum return to their home country. This is because EU countries do not always recognize each other's deportation decisions and some refuse to accept migrants back. The European Commission has previously proposed making it easier to return migrants to their home countries or to special centers outside the EU.
As VZGLYAD writes, the European Commissioner accused Russia of using migrants as a weapon against Europe.
Belarus's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies responsibility for the migration crisis in Europe.
The European Commission is considering the possibility of reducing funding to African countries if measures are not taken to limit migration to Europe.
