Brussels (dpa) – European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen has introduced laws to take away extra migrants with out the proper to remain from the European Union.
“The EU’s migration coverage can solely be sustainable if those that shouldn’t have the proper to remain within the EU are successfully returned,” von der Leyen wrote in a letter despatched to capitals.
“Nonetheless, solely round 20 % of third nation nationals ordered to depart have truly returned.”
The brand new legislation is to outline obligations of returnees and streamline the return course of, she wrote. Drafting the proposal is to be a precedence for the brand new migration commissioner who is predicted to take workplace on the finish of the yr.
Within the letter, despatched forward of an EU leaders’ summit in Brussels beginning on Thursday, von der Leyen additionally raised considerations about folks being displaced by the battle within the Center East.
Greater than 1 million folks have been displaced in latest weeks “with a transparent potential for additional worldwide displacement,” she wrote, urging EU leaders “to work on contingency planning.”
Migration prone to be essential matter at EU summit this week
Migration is prone to dominate the upcoming EU summit after Poland not too long ago introduced plans to briefly droop the proper to asylum.
Warsaw accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian chief Alexander Lukashenko of pushing migrants to the Polish border to be able to destabilize the 27-member EU and undermine safety.
“We want a transparent and decided European response to counter these actions, whereas not permitting Russia and Belarus to make use of our personal values in opposition to us,” von der Leyen wrote to EU leaders.
The fee president additionally not directly criticized border controls throughout the bloc’s visa-free journey zone, the Schengen space, at present carried out by Germany.
“The reimposition of border controls needs to be a measure of final resort,” she wrote. (October 15)
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