This week I also voted on Parliament’s position on a new EU Asylum System.
It’s a mixed bag of laws, 1 of which I had the honor to negotiate: the Crisis Regulation.
Whenever a lot of asylum seekers come (Syria, Afghanistan, Ukraine…), it allows the EU to trigger measures. /1
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/d_boeselager/status/1641077640890073088
Even though I actively influenced it over 3 years, I decided to abstain on the law.
While I am determined to help the people in need & the countries at our borders, the tools we chose do matter.
Here is what the Commission could trigger according to the law: /2
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/d_boeselager/status/1641077726936276993
✅🔁Automatic relocation🔁✅
People would be instantly transferred to other countries!
✅🆙Prima-facie recognition🆙✅
People would get a refugee or subsidiary status super fast!
🅾️⏸️Derogations⏸️❌🅾️
People’s asylum procedures could be prolonged, even incarceration!
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/d_boeselager/status/1641077738567094278
I managed to strengthen relocation during negotiations, and prima facie was my idea.
But the derogations that prolong detention, I strongly oppose!
That’s why I asked my faction to abstain.
I will still fight for the good parts in trilogues with the ministers! 🙏🏼
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/d_boeselager/status/1641077799564857345
A big thank you also here to the mastermind @KSolieva! And to @LBDonner for juggling a thousand asylum files with amazing precision; and our very knowledgeable and fun French & Scottish intern @ConstanceTrep 🙏🏼
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/d_boeselager/status/1641093160234283010