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The long announced major reform of the EU asylum system is experiencing a setback.
In a letter from the heads of government of Spain, Italy, Greece and Malta to Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen and Chancellor Angela Merkel (both CDU), the “imbalance” of the reform concept presented by Brussels in September is criticized.
The senders demand the no longer envisaged "compulsory redistribution" of the arrivals within the Union.
In addition, the planned “mandatory asylum procedures at the external borders” would have to be revised.
The planned establishment of "large closed asylum centers" is "unacceptable".
The states, on the other hand, want to continue to decide for themselves which migrant groups they want to carry out rapid border procedures for.
Union parliamentary group deputy Thorsten Frei told WELT AM SONNTAG: "If the coastal states insist on their position, the chances of reaching an agreement on key points of the reform sought by Federal Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer (CSU) this year will decrease considerably." “He describes as politically indispensable.
"If this pillar collapses, the whole building collapses." Without them, "the reform would not be approvable from a German perspective".
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Source: Welt am Sonntag