EU unveils “compulsory_solidarity” plan to solve refugee crisis
The European Union is planning to adopt a new scheme that would require member states to accept stray refugees in exchange for a certain amount of money.
EU officials say the binding plan will end the crisis of overcrowded refugee camps in Greece.
The new scheme, called the “Compulsory Solidarity Mechanism”, obliges member states to accept 10,000 euros per adult refugee and 12,000 euros per unaccompanied child.
The new deal, which has broad support from Germany and its chancellor Angela Merkel, is being publicly discussed after a fire at a refugee camp in Greece left thousands of migrants homeless. Camp Moria had a capacity of only 3,000 people, but 12,000 people lived there.
Greek authorities have called on the European Union to take more responsibility for receiving migrants.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the new plan “logically balanced” and said all EU member states should share the “benefits” and “pressures” of the asylum issue.
“I think the Moria camp, not in general but in part, is the result of the lack of a common European asylum and migration policy,” EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said ahead of the EU summit on Wednesday.
“Everyone knows that it is difficult to reach a common policy,” he added. “To be honest, I don’t think many people will cheer when the proposal is presented, but I think it will attract the approval and respect of the members.”
European Commission President Ursula van der Leiden said last week that the new plan would replace the EU’s old Dublin rule, which stipulated that the first country an asylum seeker would arrive in would be processed by the same country.
The new plan is said to specify how European countries will each contribute to the reception of migrants arriving on European shores.
The proposal, like previous years’ proposals, is expected to provoke a negative reaction from a number of governments.
Since the beginning of the wave of refugees in Europe in 2015, 27 EU countries have disputed whether to accept them into their borders.
Italy and Greece, which are at the forefront of the refugee crisis, are protesting the low role of the Nordic countries in receiving refugees. Central and Eastern European countries such as Poland and Hungary are also opposed to accepting asylum quotas.
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