The document was signed by 6 member countries and Switzerland
A group of six European Union countries – Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France and the Netherlands – and Switzerland, within the framework of the Schengen Agreement, signed this Thursday (9) a joint document in which they express ” concern” for the current status of the asylum system in Europe and, in particular, on the Dublin Treaty.
“We need an improvement in the current system, from the point of view of sharing responsibilities, solidarity and sincere collaboration in the application of existing rules”, reads an excerpt from the document which also underlines the need for “common trust” achieve a reform of the “problem structure”.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said his country’s government “believes the Dublin rules need to be reviewed” and that they “need to be significantly simplified”.
“The rules are very complex. In the case of the Ocean Viking crisis, I confronted my Italian colleague because Italy has accepted one person out of 10 and it is clear that this is a point to be improved, for example with bilateral agreements between countries that work, like what France has with Germany,” Darmanin said, adding that he will meet his Italian counterpart, Matteo Piantedosi, “next week.”
The Frenchman’s speech refers to an episode that occurred last year. A ship with 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by the NGO SOS Mediterranée, called Ocean Viking, has spent more than two weeks on the high seas waiting for the Italian government to designate a port for disembarkation in the country.
As Giorgia Meloni’s government did not respond, those in charge of the ship asked for authorization from France, which authorized the landing on national territory. The episode caused a crisis between the two countries. .
Source: Terra
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