Will the EU's new migration pact solve the European migrant crisis? | DW News

The European Commission proposed a plan for member states to share the responsibility for asylum seekers under a "compulsory solidarity mechanism." It is likely to trigger a heated debate over what is one of the bloc's most politically sensitive issues. The European Union must agree on a system to handle migrants over the long term, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said upon announcing the plan. "Migration is complex, the old system to deal with it in Europe no longer works," she said. The EU's migration system has come under increasing pressure in recent years, with bottlenecks forming at external borders and nations trading barbs over responsibility. Member states who do not want to volunteer to house more migrants could instead take charge of deporting rejected asylum seekers.
The plan comes on the heels of a devastating fire at the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, which left around 12,000 people homeless and put EU migration policy under the spotlight. "We need to find sustainable solutions on migration," said von der Leyen. "Moria is a stark reminder." Ahead of the proposal, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration on Tuesday urged the EU to respect the fundamental right to seek asylum. It claimed the bloc's current approach is "unworkable, untenable and often carries devastating human consequences." The pact could come into effect by 2023, but still faces approval by the European Parliament.
In a 450-page proposal, the EU's executive body set forth five new and amended regulations, some of which address the screening of asylum seekers and crisis situations. The most contentious element of the plan would impose a legal obligation on each member state to host an assigned number of refugees and help in other ways under "mandatory solidarity." In return, each state would receive €10,000 ($11,750) per adult taken in, funded from the bloc's budget. The Commission previously said that solidarity can mean not just taking migrants in, but also, for example, sending medical supplies or equipment where it is needed. Screenings could relate to checking for arrivals who are unwell, or for people who have been classified as a security risk. It could also mean subjecting migrants to a preliminary assessment to exclude those who allegedly have no basis for an asylum claim, as Germany has proposed. Five years after the 2015 migration crisis forced European countries to reckon with new waves of asylum seekers, annual "irregular arrivals " are down to 140,000 a year. However, EU members remain deeply divided on how to manage asylum procedures.
EU leaders have often touted bloc-wide solidarity, but have never made it mandatory as proposed in Wednesday's plan. Countries such as Hungary, the Czech Republic and Austria have consistently opposed any measure to force countries to take in refugees.

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[eliwhite]

Germany invited syrians only without even asking other countries and Europe should not be responsible for Merkel’s decision.

[nicolapegg]

The more you accept the more will come, most not genuine asylum seekers.

[MegaHELLRAISER]

Why doesn’t the European Union care about Europeans? They’re supposed to protect us and improve our lives in any way they can.

[andrewherman]

Too late, Europistan. Far, far too late.

[michaelmcfeely]

Immigration changes a country, and not for the better. Poland understands this, and has taken steps to limit immigration.

[pawl]

Where is the plan for their return back to their home country?

[BlazVeber]

And Greenpeace should be labeled as a terrorist organization, also Banksy.

[victoriaalvarez]

Why don’t they stay and fix their own countries? It’s a win/win

[dt]

The reporter and the her guests didn't talk about the cost to taxpayers.

[mozart]

Question arises how Child who is below 18 reached in Europe by crossing several borders of several countries.?

[anonymousstout]

What happened with the cultural enrichment? Didn't quite work out eh?

[deiandimov]

Not a single one more. You will smell the brown boots if you keep inforcing your sadistic policy covered in humanitarian face.

I know this comment will probably be deleted

[hartmuthornstein]

They want a better life, and we have to pay for a Lifetime

[nicolapegg]

Thank heavens we are out of the EU, even though they still get here. During wars in Europe we didn't flee our country, we stayed, we fought, we rebuilt.

[markstaddon]

Try living in The Netherlands,
Asylumseekers get a house with priority but the local citizens can wait more then 10 years .
The good intentensions are not at all connected to reality.

[claudiojunior]

There's no benefit, only burden.

[edoardofiorini]

This solution won't solve anything. South Europe is a mess, once the Italian isle of Lampedusa was famous for beaches and sea exploration, now it has become the lazaret of Europe. I think we should all stop this, directly stop migration, closing ports and don't allowing them to live. Is not enough to spread them in Europe.

[shelleleven]

Yes But the Plants & seeds have already been planted all over Europe the past 5 years & more. Those Generations Grow and so on, and so on. So Job done by the EU, this is the next phase.

[sandybeach]

She references the EU as member states, she forgets that these so called member states are foreign countries with their own unique history and culture.

[buddy]

European countries just don't understand the Netherlands has the highest population density:
#1 the Netherlands 508 p/km2
#2 Belgium 383 p/km2
#3 Luxembourg 242 p/km2 (this is already HALF! and in the remaining 24 member states have even lower population density.)
We are #2 food exporting country in the world (behind US). We DO need lots of agricultural land, we have already a shortage of 200.000 houses and is estimated to rise to 350.000 houses in 2025 but there is simply no place to build them. Ow, and the EU has told us to create more nature :(.
We have simply run out land.