The president of the European Commission defended today, before the European Council, that the proposal to deport foreign citizens will lead to the “efficiency and simplification” of processes for people prohibited from staying in the Union countries.
According to a letter addressed by Ursula von der Leyen to each of the political representatives of European Union (EU) countries in the European Council, the proposal for the “common European system of returns”, i.e. the system for deporting foreign citizens without permission to be on EU territory, “places a great emphasis on the effectiveness and simplification of processes, including EU-wide recognition of decisions to returns.”
The president of the community executive added that this proposal, which will be addressed at Thursday’s summit, chaired by former Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa, in Brussels, will also create “a legal basis for the possibility of using return platforms” – facilities to detain foreign people with denied or revoked permission to stay in EU countries and who will be deported.
“We need to move quickly and reach an agreement that gives tangible results, allowing us to do better in terms of speed, effectiveness and dignity to return those who do not have the right to be in the EU in line with our values and international law”, maintained Von der Leyen in the letter sent.
The “Pact for the Mediterranean”, a set of intentions presented on October 16 by the European Commission to increase cooperation with EU and foreign countries that share the Mediterranean Sea, will create “a partnership focused on co-ownership, co-responsibility and joint creation” of rules, including in matters of migration.
Von der Leyen presented to each country in the European political-economic bloc the work that the European Commission did in parallel with the Migration Pact, namely the strengthening of political and commercial partnerships with Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, Morocco, Senegal and Mauritania.
The president of the European Commission also said that it is necessary to combat the scourge of “migrant trafficking”, which “continues to be of great concern” and is associated with other criminal activities, such as money laundering, corruption and drug trafficking, also calling for reinforced cooperation between Member States.
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