The European Fee obtained the letter from the Dutch asylum minister Marjolein Faber on Wednesday, wherein she states that the Netherlands needs an exception to European asylum coverage. Such an opt-out does the Netherlands need in case of a change within the EU treaty. “We don’t anticipate the EU treaty to be amended rapidly,” mentioned a spokesperson for the European Fee in an preliminary response. She additionally doesn’t anticipate European adjustments on asylum and migration within the quick time period.
The European Fee is happy that Faber explicitly writes in her letter that the Netherlands prioritizes the implementation of the European asylum pact, which was adopted earlier this yr and can take impact in slightly below two years.
The opt-out that the Netherlands needs additionally attracts the eye of worldwide media, as grew to become clear throughout the press convention. When requested which process the Netherlands ought to comply with if the Schoof cupboard needs to take the initiative for an EU treaty change, the spokesperson couldn’t instantly give a solution. By the way, Faber’s letter doesn’t state that the Netherlands needs to take such an initiative.
One other journalist felt that the European Fee ought to instantly make clear that the distinctive place desired by the Netherlands is unachievable as a result of the member states should unanimously conform to a treaty change. “Simply say that that is merely propaganda. It’s the responsibility of the fee to say that that is unachievable.” The spokesperson didn’t concretely handle that. “Our place is evident and we won’t go additional than that.”
(September 18)