The leaders of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement Friday (29) on immigration, after Italy demanded concrete commitments from its partners to manage the economy. arrival of immigrants in the block. The proposal provides for the creation of immigrant selection centers and landing platforms outside the European bloc.
"The 28 European leaders agreed on the conclusions of the European Council, including on immigration," said the president of the institution, Donald Tusk, to Twitter after nine hours of complex negotiations in Brussels.
One of the most important proposals is the voluntary creation of "controlled centers" for migrants in the bloc countries, which has experienced the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War. In these centers, there would be a selection of people rescued at sea, among those who can receive asylum and those who should be returned to their country of origin.
The division of refugees, those who have received international protection, will also voluntarily, before the reform of the European asylum rules, a measure taken by the countries of the east of the continent, opposed to the Reception of refugees in the last migration crisis.
"Landing"
The catalog of proposals also implies greater border protection and cooperation with countries of origin and transit, particularly in Africa.
In their conclusions, the leaders demand that the Community institutions "rapidly exploit the concept of regional landing platforms", in cooperation with third countries, the United Nations Refugee Agency ( UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
These platforms outside the EU, where ships badisted at sea would be taken as a measure to prevent dangerous crossings in the Mediterranean, would also have the responsibility to differentiate migrants, "fully respecting international law" .
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Europeans give priority to border protection vis-à-vis migrants at a meeting that should first reach a "consensus" on the new asylum policy known as Dublin Rule. two years.
This European law stipulates that the first European country in which a migrant walks is responsible for administering the demand for international protection, which is untenable for the Mediterranean countries that demand the solidarity of the partners.
European leaders recognize the need to reach consensus on the basis of a "balance between responsibility and solidarity". They called on the EU Council, which will be chaired from July by the conservative government of Austria, to continue its work with a view to a conclusion as soon as possible.
Italy has blocked the adoption of joint conclusions on a number of issues discussed in the first part of the EU summit in Brussels to force a solution on immigrants.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte threatened to boycott the joint declaration if the European partners did not show solidarity with their country, which welcomed nearly 500,000 migrants arriving on its shores in 2015.
"L & # 39, Italy is no longer alone, "said the head of the government. "This agreement recognizes that the management of migration flows must be organized in an integrated manner, as we have requested, both internally and externally, and with border control," Conte said.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, whose country refused to host refugees in the division plan adopted between 2015 and 2017, celebrated the "grand compromise". "There are statements on voluntary repositioning based on consensus."
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who attended his first European meeting, felt that "this is not the best of agreements", but stressed the different reality of each country.
'Secondary Movements & # 39;
Leaders such as the President of Eurochamber, Antonio Tajani, or German Chancellor Angela Merkel, had warned that the EU was playing its future, or at least that of its free space if countries have not reached an agreement on migration policy.
Merkel is also facing the future of her coalition government since her home affairs minister threatened to unilaterally prevent the entry of asylum seekers from the United States. 39, other EU countries in Germany, main destination of refugees arriving on European coasts. years.
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European leaders have also called for the adoption of "internal legislative and administrative measures" to stem this phenomenon known as "secondary movements", which could endanger the movement of people.
The head of the German government said that she was optimistic at the end of the meeting, but admitted that there was a lot of work to be done to bring the different points of view closer together.
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