Interior Minister Dobrindt: EU asylum system urgently needs re-sharpening!

Interior Minister Dobrindt: EU asylum system urgently needs re-sharpening!

In Bremerhaven, the interior ministers of the federal states recently met for a three -day conference in which the challenges of migration policy were on the agenda. Under the direction of Bremen Senator Mäurer (SPD), Federal Minister of the Interior Dobrindt commented on the most urgent issues in the field of asylum and migration. A central concern was the subsequent sharpening of the common European asylum system (GEAS) in order to send a signal to reduce migration. This reported Deutschlandfunk.

The discussion about a reform of the GEAS is not new. The EU began to develop a common asylum policy around 25 years ago. Amsterdam's contract, which entered into 1997, laid the foundation for a harmonized migration and border policy within the EU. The Dublin Ordinance is crucial because it regulates which Member State is responsible for asylum procedures. Mainly that would be the state in which the protective seekers came first. This legal framework is currently being put to the test, since the EU Commission recently passed a comprehensive migration and asylum package, which is due to come into force in 2026, how bpb.de reports.

new approaches and challenges

With over 80 agenda items, in addition to the asylum reform, other essential topics were also up for debate. This included, for example, electronic residence surveillance, which was discussed as a measure against female female. The handling of the AfD in view of a possible judicial confirmation as a right -wing extremist party was also discussed.

The reform of the GEAS aims to reduce the people who are looking for protection. In addition, asylum procedures are to be carried out at the EU's external borders in order to limit the mobility of those seeking protection. An important part of this reform is also the screening procedure, the identity and other important data from the incoming within seven days. Fast procedures at the external borders are also part of the new regulations that should enable rejected asylum seekers to return to their countries of origin.

mechanisms for coping with crisis situations

In addition to the legal adjustments, the parliament introduces a new mechanism that reacts to sudden climbs in the migrant influx. This is supplemented by an independent control system that should protect the fundamental rights of those affected. The approval of these measures followed an intensive debate in parliament and shows the endeavor to make the EU migration policy more effective and more fair. These developments were followed precisely by Europarl.eu.

With the revision of the Dublin regulations and the introduction of a binding solidarity mechanism, an attempt is made to address the imbalance between the EU foreign countries and the inner countries. It remains to be seen how these measures will affect European asylum policy in the long term and whether they actually benefit those seeking protection, which are involved in these often inhuman procedures.