The president of the European Parliament defended that the migration pact must be implemented, pending “resolving some problems.” Roberta Metsola also spoke about Zelensky’s “Victory Plan”.
The President of the European Parliament (EP) called this Thursday for the implementation of the new pact on migration and asylum, recognizing that it is an issue that has been dragging on between the Member States.
At the entrance to a meeting of the European Council in Brussels, Roberta Metsola stated that the Migrations will “dominate the debate” among the leaders of the community blocks.
“It’s been like that for the last few months,” he added.
The position of the EP “is clear,” added the president of that European institution: “We will implement it, the decision was taken by the EP in April.”There are problems that are not yet resolved, of course, but it is necessary to examine the possibilities on the table and understand the individual positions of certain Member States.”
The presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the summit this Thursday is “great news”, as is the presentation of his plan for victory in the “thousand day of war”.
“It is a plan for peace with integrity, justice and dignity.“he commented.
The regular European summit in October comes at a time when Germany and France are tightening border controls and tightening migration rules, countries such as Spain and Greece are also facing migration pressures, Italy is reaching agreements with third countries and Poland is trying, as Finland did, temporarily suspending the right to asylum to respond to what they say are attempts by Belarus and Russia to use migrants to destabilize the West.
Migrations dominate the European Council with the presence of Zelensky in Brussels
This is a delicate debate in the European Union (EU), given the different points of view and the different contexts of the Member States in migration management, which will serve to analyze how to combat illegal immigration, reinforce the returns of people in this situation and improve the legal means of integration.
A first debate on this issue should take place this Thursday, which comes months after the EU adopted a new pact on asylum and immigration, which will not come into force until 2026, given the necessary period of adaptation of the legislation of nationals. of the 27 Member States. but from which the Netherlands and Hungary have already requested exclusion, while other countries insist on the prompt adoption of the new rules.
Given the necessary unanimity, it is not certain that an agreement on a common position on migration can be reached at this meeting (as Hungary has blocked it on previous occasions), especially since the leaders are expected to return to this issue. topic at the European Council in December. .
Portugal defends a consensual position in the EU in the face of new pressures taking into account geopolitical tensions, as long as it respects international law and safeguards regular migration channels.
At EU level, it is estimated that 27.3 million third-country citizens live in the 27 Member States, equivalent to 6.1% of the population, and that illegal immigrants represent less than 1% of the total.
In Portugal, the resident foreign population exceeds one million.
The most recent data from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) reveals that the number of irregular entries into the EU decreased by 42% to 166,000 in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period of the year past.
Source: Observadora
