BRUSSELS - Among the central points of the discussion on the migration dossier today at the summit of EU leaders,
the financing and implementation of action plans with third countries, in particular "with the financing of actions on all routes", "a control effective of external borders ", in addition to the theme of" secondary movements "
.
But the discussion on the dossier among the EU leaders has become tense on various points of the draft,
which has been rewritten, postponing the end of the work of the EU leaders' summit. There are three main issues: Belarus's actions against EU borders, secondary movements and funding for action plans with third countries. In particular, where previously only a generic reference was made to hybrid attacks, Belarus is now mentioned, with possible "additional restrictive measures". On secondary movements - a theme dear to Italy - reference is made to "the balance between solidarity and responsibility".
According to European diplomatic sources, the
issue of border walls held court at the meeting of EU leaders
. The discussion continued on details such as whether barbed wire can be considered a barrier and whether it can be financed with EU funds.
"I am very satisfied with how the discussion ended" on migrants.
"The original text spoke only of secondary movements without the point of the balance between responsibility and solidarity". Prime Minister Mario Draghi says this after the EU Council. "The most important legal framework on which we must make progress is the Pact on Migration and Asylum", adds Draghi, who explains: "for a strange heterogenesis of purposes, what should have been a paragraph on the financing of the walls does not contain this possibility but has a window has been opened on the discussion on the asylum and migration pact, which has been at a standstill for a year ".
"It is not true" that there is an opening of the EU to the financing of walls on the external borders.
"The commission does not agree and at the European Council many disagree, including us", said the premier, underlining the need to "reflect" on the issue of migration, "the discussion clarified the reason why some countries want to change Schengen. The weaker the protection of our external borders, the stronger is the temptation to limit internal movements within the EU ", he added. Migration "is now everyone's problem, it makes no sense to privilege a country or a route - concluded Draghi -. On repatriation and readmissions, the EU must act all together".
"I was very clear: there will be no financing of barbed wire and walls."
This was stated by the president of the European Commission,
Ursula von der Leyen
, at the press conference at the end of the EU summit, in response to a question from ANSA on today's discussion between EU leaders.
As regards the activation of conditionality on the rule of law in Poland
"no measures will be adopted before the decision of the EU Court of Justice, but certainly letters can be sent to request information".
This was stated by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, responding to a question from ANSA, at the press conference at the end of the work of the EU leaders.