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WANTS TO CHANGE THE ASYLUM SCHEME: the head of the EU, Ursula von der Leyen. Photo: PISCINA / REUTERS
The European Commission will replace the so-called Dublin Agreement in asylum cases with a new management system with a “strong solidarity mechanism”. The Norwegian Ministry of Justice hopes to see what the proposal is about.
The asylum system that will replace the so-called Dublin Regulation will have common asylum and return structures. It will be characterized by a strong new solidarity mechanism, EU President Ursula von der Leyen declared in the EU Parliament on Wednesday.
The Commission’s proposal for a new asylum pact for the EU was due to be tabled in two weeks, but after the fires in the Moria refugee camp on Lesbos, it accelerated by a week.
The fires have helped to create a new awareness of the situation of immigrants and refugees arriving in the EU.
ON THE RUN: The recent fires in the Moria camp on Lesbos have highlighted the debate over the distribution of asylum seekers. Photo: Gisle Oddstad
Norway: We look forward to seeing the agreement
– I have heard what you say about the urgency of finding a European solution to Europe’s challenge in the field of migration. I have heard your message, which I think is the same as mine, namely that we must all increase our efforts, von der Leyen said after the debate that followed his State of the Union address.
At the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, they wait to see what the proposal is about.
– The European Commission has long announced that it would propose a new deal. Today they came up with a sign about parts of the content. We hope to see the proposal in its entirety and discuss this in collaboration with the other countries, writes Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice, Hilde Barstad, in an email to VG.
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Unfair
The Dublin Agreement determines which country is responsible for processing an application for protection.
An asylum seeker can only process his application in one of the partner countries.
The Dublin Regulation stipulates that asylum applications must be processed primarily in the first country the applicant arrives in. The plan covers EU countries, as well as Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. This principle is perceived as deeply unfair by Greece and Italy, which have the highest number of asylum arrivals.
DISTRIBUTION skewed: Ann-Magrit Austenå, leader of the Norwegian organization for asylum seekers, says Dublin’s cooperation has its weaknesses and wonders how a possible new system should be built to provide more support. Photo: Frode Hansen, VG
Ask for details
Ann-Magrit Austenå, leader of Noas (Norwegian organization for asylum seekers) tells VG that Dublin’s cooperation definitely has its weaknesses, and what a fairer distribution looks like is what is interesting in a possible new system.
– It is the opposition to a fairer distribution which has meant that nothing has been done about it. The means by which it is now envisaged to achieve this are interesting. Should countries that refuse to participate in a better distribution system be sanctioned? Should a new system connect to other schemes? she asks.
The problem of distribution has only become even clearer during the crown, he emphasizes.
– Extremely skewed cargo distribution has been a growing problem that has only become even clearer with closed borders and fewer transportation options, he says.
