Le Haut-Commissariat de l'ONU pour les réfugiés (HCR) a réclamé lundi la mise en oeuvre «
urgente
» de la réforme de l'asile de l'UE, tout en regrettant qu'elle soit «
axée sur les retours
» de migrants illégaux.
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Presented on Wednesday by the European Commission, this new "
European Pact on Migration
" provides in particular that the EU countries which do not want to take asylum seekers in the event of an influx will nevertheless have to participate in the return of the rejected to their State. original.
This proposal from the European executive must be the subject of talks between member states which promise to be very difficult.
“
The next few months will be decisive.
I hope (...) that a system can be set up - and we can always improve it later,
”insisted the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
“
There is an emergency.
We have had boats in the Mediterranean for months, (migrants) pushed back, the dramatic situation of the Greek islands ... The list goes on.
We cannot wait: we must have a better system in place before next summer and its seasonal upsurge in arrivals,
”he added.
"
Important advances
"
Filippo Grandi was speaking in Brussels after meeting the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell, as well as several commissioners including Ylva Johansson (Home Affairs).
He certainly welcomed "
important advances
" such as the recognition of the duty to rescue at sea but was very reserved on other aspects of the reform.
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The text provides for increased controls at the EU's external borders - so as to quickly exclude migrants deemed unlikely to obtain international protection.
“
There should be no 'outsourcing' in theory or in practice.
People must have the right to enter European territory to have their (asylum) application duly examined (...) This cannot be done outside of Europe,
"Grandi warned.
"
The pact emphasizes the returns
" of migrants who have been refused asylum and "
I hope that the States will do it in a humane way, these people have rights too
", he insisted.
He said he had discussed with the Commission the incidents of migrants pushed back at sea. Finally, “
without solidarity, countries - Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Italy, Spain - will remain in the front line, which would be deeply unfair.
Relocation (of migrants) is the most effective way to lighten their burden,
”he underlines.
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