A study conducted by Ipsos on the Euronews website revealed that voters across the European Union want more stringent laws on controlling random movement.
Nearly 26 000 people in 18 EU member states have been polled to reveal how strongly the government feels about the subject as the election for the European Parliament in June approaches.
The study showed 51 percent of Europeans have a “negative” analysis of the republic’s effect on migration legislation, while only 16 percent have a “positive” perspective.
After three decades of debate and discussion, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum is entering its last legislative phase.
It will establish a set of uniform rules for the entire bloc to regulate the entry and supply of asylum seekers, a problem that has grown all the more crucial since it was made clear last month that the EU had received 1.14 million hospital applications last year, the highest number since 2016, making this number record high.
When questioned about irregular immigration, 59 % of respondents agreed that it should be a top concern for the EU, placing it in the top four spots in the field, behind rising prices, social injustice, and economic growth, but away of climate change or global security.
Stronger border handles were the subjects of the majority of the surveys, with 71 percent of respondents indicating that they wanted to see it as the primary target of EU immigration policy in the upcoming years.
Poland and Bulgaria were the two countries with the highest levels of support for this position at 86 pct and 83 percent, between.
When asked if the EU should emphasize a “policy of welcoming refugees in the name of liberal values”, the two most friendly nations were Spain, with 41 percentage, and Italy, with 39 percent.
Due to sought immigrant boat bridges across the Mediterranean, the two southwestern European nations have found themselves on the front lines.
Political parties from all over the EU are expected to win in the upcoming summer elections, with some putting their votes on immigration policy at the forefront.
The results of the survey, according to Andrew Geddes, chairman of the Migration Policy Center at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, noted voter dissatisfaction with how movement has been handled, according to Andrew Geddes, who is also chairman of the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
It is “making a gradually bigger issue” more significant. Its value is growing and it’s motivating the vote of parts of the electorate”, he said.
” I believe it boils down to individuals wanting to see a system that works, how it functions, and how member states may come to terms with one another,” he said.
