New rules for asylum and migration promised

The result comes when the base of the German Commission gives its final answer in the debate that followed its lengthy opening speech on Wednesday morning.

She has previously been quiet about what will actually be included when Swedish Commissioner Ylva Johansson presents new asylum and migration plans in a week.

Now, however, a completely new system is promised in place of the so-called Dublin rules, which primarily stipulate that an asylum seeker must have their application processed in the country they first arrive in.

– It will have common structures for asylum and relocations, and it will have a new strong solidarity mechanism, says von der Leyen.

– I’m looking forward to the debate. Let’s discuss. There will be things we will agree on and places we will not. So I look forward to the next few days and weeks, he says.

Negotiations blocked

The current European Commission proposal for a new Dublin Regulation was made in 2016, but has since been mired in disagreements between Member States.

– We withdraw that proposal and present another proposal, confirms Ylva Johansson to TT.

However, you don’t want to go into how big the change will be.

– It is not the case that everything that exists in the current legislation disappears. This means that it will be a new proposal. This is a clear sign because the old Dublin proposal is one where there have been the most deadlocks, says Johansson, who likes the way von der Leyen expressed himself in his speech on Wednesday.

– Migration is something that exists and has always existed and it is something that we really need. But we need to better manage migration together, both for greater justice and for better predictability. We made it clear that you must have the right to asylum, but you must also return if you do not have the right to stay, says Johansson.

Previous migration proposals have created strong tensions between countries in the west, east, south and north of the EU. Ylva Johansson remains optimistic about what will be presented next Wednesday in Brussels.

– I have high hopes. It is obvious that this is a very difficult task and I feel it in my body. But I actually think it’s possible. I think the way forward is to try to de-dramatize immigration policy. The situation for migrants can be dramatic, of course, but politics itself benefits from being dramatized, he says.

Opinions on the removal of the Dublin rules are for the moment received with caution by the Swedish parliamentarians of the EU.

– If it is replaced by a more common asylum test leading to a reduction in immigration to Europe, I am in favor of eliminating Dublin. We have to get away from the fact that there is too much pressure on individual recipient countries and the proposals that have meant that we need to have a mandatory distribution of asylum seekers, says Tomas Tobé (M) to TT.

“He played his role”

“This is to make up a pig. Most of the things in the Dublin Regulation will endure. The most important thing, regardless of the name of the pig made up, is that the European Commission takes the bull by the horns and comes up with a European migration policy that works. and be human “, greets Abir Al-Sahlani (C) by SMS.

“The Dublin Regulation has played its role, we have seen it in the Mediterranean. Its elimination does not affect the right to asylum, which we must continue to defend. To maintain a sustainable and safe asylum policy, all Member States must take responsibility” Evin writes. Incir (S).

Also pending is the comment of Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson (S):

“We have read Van der Leyen’s speeches and press conferences. This is also in line with the information provided by EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson in the spring. The entire migration pact will be presented next week and we will have to wait and see. see all the content. The government will return to the subject later, “announces Johansson in a comment written to TT.

Victor Nummelin / TT