Pressure on asylum seekers: EU reforms show first success!

Pressure on asylum seekers: EU reforms show first success!

Vereinigtes Königreich - The pressure on asylum seekers in the EU has an increasing effect and promotes integration. According to current reports from Exxpress, social benefits are no longer paid unconditionally, which offers asylum seekers additional incentives for integration. This measure aims to achieve a better adaptation to the EU's social and economic framework.

In addition, the focus is on asylum policy in the EU. The EU pursues the goal of ensuring international protection for third -country nationals. A central element of these efforts is the creation of a common European asylum system (GEAS), which is based on the legal basis of the contract on the working method of the European Union (TFEU). Article 67, 78 and 80 of the TFEU determine this legal framework, which is drawn up in accordance with the Geneva Agreement of 1951 and the Protocol of 1967, as the website of the European Parliament explains.

development of asylum policy

Developments in the EU's asylum policy have increased steadily in recent decades. The Maastricht Treaty in 1993 transferred the intergovernmental cooperation in the institutional framework of the EU. The Amsterdam Treaty of 1999 expanded the powers of the EU organs to develop asylum law regulations. An important step was the introduction of the co -decision in 2005, which enables Member States to decide together on asylum issues.

The program of Tampere in 1999 set the first major step to implement the GEAS in two phases, including the determination of criteria and procedure for asylum application test. In addition, the 2004 Hague program called that the second phase instruments should be passed by the end of 2010.

reform initiatives and challenges

The financing of these measures is ensured by the asylum, migration and integration fund (AMIF), which was increased to 9.9 billion euros in the household 2021-2027 and is supported by further EU funding instruments.

In addition, the EU plans to achieve a total stop for gas from Russia. This serves not only to end energy dependency, but also to increase the pressure on Moscow. As Exxpress reports, this is part of a more comprehensive strategy that is based on both geopolitical and social aspects.