The Twenty-Seven unblock immigration reform with Italy’s support

The Twenty-Seven declared this Wednesday that there is sufficient majority to determine their position on the main crisis mechanism in the reform of the European Union’s asylum and migration policy, thus overcoming the last obstacle open to governments and the European Parliament. resume negotiations with a view to concluding the migration pact before the end of the European legislature in June next year.

The approval of the mandate for the mechanism took place during an ambassadorial-level meeting in Brussels, as reported by several diplomatic sources, after Germany and Italy have resolved the dispute that kept them apart over the situation of NGOs carrying out rescue tasks in the Mediterranean.

The new mechanism reserved for exceptional situations in which governments will be forced to support one or more Member States overwhelmed by migratory pressure at their borders, in practice the mandatory relocation quota is diluted because it offers ‘a la carte solidarity’ with various forms of financial compensation to ensure this sharing of the burden of assylum.

The renunciation of the accession countries to a mandatory quota systemHowever, it is still not convincing Poland and Hungarywho flatly reject any responsibility for the migration management of other EU partners and remain opposed to the agreement reached.

He European Parliament (EP) warned today that “time is running out” to reach an agreement. In a debate at the EP plenary in Strasbourg, the European Commission’s Vice-President for Migration said: Margaritis Schinashad pointed out that Europe faces an “opportunity of opportunities” to conclude the migration and asylum pact, and stressed that it must reach an agreement soon so as not to “give gasoline” to “the enemies of democracy” in the face of the European Union. elections in 2024.