Brussels wants to speed up deportations but also wants migrants back

The confrontation between France and Italy over the reception of travelers from ” Viking surroundings revived the debate about immigration policy From European Union, which has been trampling for two years. Therefore, the European Commission wants to speed up the implementation of the solidarity mechanism that has already been adopted but is slow to be applied.

In June, as part of a voluntary approach, twelve European countries (including France and Germany) committed to welcoming 8,000 asylum seekers who arrived in the Mediterranean countries over the course of one year, but so far only 117 have been resettled. “We need to pick up the pace,” EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said as she presented her plan on Monday.

He was asked about the French minister’s announcement Gerald Darmanin On November 10 (in response to Rome’s position) suspending the planned reception of the 3,500 refugees currently in Italy, the Commissioner indicated that the voluntary solidarity mechanism had been approved thanks to France during its rotating EU presidency. She commented, “I am of course counting on France and Gerald to continue being as constructive as ever.”

In the event of non-reception and financial solidarity

Ylva Johansson also called for “alternative solidarity measures” to be implemented. Some European countries, in the event that they do not receive asylum seekers, have pledged to provide assistance, especially financial, to the countries they reach for the first time. The Swedish commissioner noted that the Central Mediterranean route was one of the most irregular – 90,000 this year, up more than 50% compared to last year – and one of the most dangerous. “The vast majority of people arriving via this route today do not need international protection,” she said.

immigrants arriving via Libya come mainly from Egypt, Tunisia and Bangladesh,” continued Elva Johansson, who traveled to Bangladeshi Last week to persuade the authorities of this country to prevent “illegal arrivals into the European Union” and take back its nationals who have not been granted asylum, while invoking the need for “legal channels of migration”.

It also welcomed the “good cooperation with L Niger This made it possible to significantly reduce the number of arrivals from sub-Saharan Africa.”

Italians want to associate help at sea with ship flags

Italy welcomed the action plan, in particular the implementation of the Solidarity Mechanism. Interior Minister Matteo Biantidossi commented that this “has not produced insufficient results so far”. He also stressed the importance of “better coordination of rescue activities at sea (…) which, as Italy claims, gives a role to countries that give their flag” to a humanitarian ship.

Ships flying the French, Norwegian or German flag regularly dock in Italy to the chagrin of the peninsular authorities who claim, in vain, that the countries that fly these ships’ flag take care of the migrants.