In its most recent update, which aims to reduce migration to the union, the Union on Tuesday unveiled plans to facilitate the entry of asylum seekers to some third countries, drawing criticism from rights organizations. The European Commission said it would like to see more of the so-called” healthy next country” concept, which allows member states to” acquire an asylum application illegal when applicants may obtain powerful protection” abroad. Migration commissioner Magnus Brunner described the proposal as” an additional tool to help member states process asylum claims in a more effective way” and stated that “EU countries have been under considerable nomadic pressure for the past decade. Following a tarnishing of public opinion on movement that has led to hard-right electoral gains in many member states, Brussels has been under stress to repressent to halt immigrants and promote deportations. If asylum seekers could have submitted their application in a” safe” third country where they have” a genuine connection,” their application may now be rejected under current laws. This is typically understood to include a country where the person has resided, worked, or had a home. As long as it is regarded secure, the commission’s plan weakens those needs, which would apply to any nation that an asylum person has traversed while entering Europe. This enables sending of unsuccessful candidates that. The proposed reform also eliminates the unilateral effect of appeals and allows the safe third country notion to be used in cases where there is a deal between member states and a second” healthy nation” without causing any connection or travel. As many people cross various borders on their approach to Europe, the change may significantly increase the number of those who could see their applications rejected and become available for repatriation. According to the EU’s frontier company, of the nearly 20 000 people who traveled to Europe via ocean from north Africa in April, some came from as far apart as Bangladesh, Eritrea, Pakistan, and Syria. The plan must be approved by the European Parliament and its members before it can become rules, but it has already drawn strong opposition. The EU is” cynically distorting the concept of” safety” to meet its own repressive ends, according to Sarah Chander, director of the Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice. It “is essentially paving the way for workers to become removed and deported somewhere,” she said, “putting people in danger.”
