The statement comes mere days after the bloc completed the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, capping almost four years of tough negotiations
The statement comes mere days after the bloc completed the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, capping almost four years of tough negotiations. A group of 15 member states, led by Denmark, have issued a joint call to develop the outsourcing of migration and asylum policy, arguing the "unsustainable" increase in irregular arrivals seen in recent years justifies thinking "outside the box." "The EU and its Member States should enhance their contribution to equal, constructive and broad partnerships with key countries, especially along the migratory routes, by changing our focus from managing irregular migration in Europe to supporting refugees as well as host communities in regions of origin," they write. "If we wish to further our efforts to break the incentive structures that drive irregular migration movements and dangerous journeys towards Europe, complementary efforts are necessary," they add. The letter, dated 15 May but made public on Thursday, is addressed to high-ranking officials in the European Commission. Besides Denmark, it is endorsed by Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Romania and Finland, reflecting a cross-party consensus.
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Various European policies for the last five centuries have led directly to this rise in migration, especially economic policies that have led to the impoverishment of the Global South. Foreign and climate policies tie for second. Europe's greed is why we're here, at this point.
The paltry sums paid to those countries won't even cover the costs associated with helping migrants, but that doesn't matter because very little, if any, will go on aid. The EU can't control what Egypt or Türkiye does with the cash. The latter was paid to house Syrians who are now being pushed back into Syria.
Europe is just kicking the can down the road. Given that most of the host nations are around the Mediterranean, the climate crisis already impacts them and will continue to worsen. When they are eventually unable to support their own populations, let alone millions of migrants, where does the EU think they're going to go? This will happen sooner than expected. Is Europe ready to commit genocide on a scale that will make the Holocaust pale into insignificance?
