The situation created by the flows from Belarus has worsened in recent weeks.
European Union leaders agreed on Friday to adopt new sanctions against Belarus for facilitating the entry into the EU of thousands of irregular migrants through the borders with Lithuania, Poland and Latvia.
In a conclusions document adopted at a European summit, Member States stressed today that they will not accept “any attempt by third countries to instrumentalize migrants for political purposes”, condemning the hybrid attacks at EU borders and indicating that they will “respond” to them.
In addition, the leaders invited Brussels to propose “any necessary changes in the legal framework of the EU” and concrete measures accompanied by financial support to “ensure an immediate and appropriate response”.
The regime of President Alexandr Lukashenko has been for months, according to the Twenty-seven, promoting a “hybrid war” that has resulted in the entry of thousands of irregular migrants to the EU, the majority from Iraq.
The European Commission had recently proposed the suspension of visas for members of the Government and other official positions in the country.
Today the leaders indicated that they will continue to fight the hybrid attack in Belarus by adopting “more restrictive measures against persons and legal entities”, on an “urgent” basis.
The situation created by the flows from Belarus has worsened in recent weeks.
Various journalistic investigations have accused police officers from Greece, Croatia and Romania of having participated in allegedly hot returns of irregular migrants at their external borders.
At the same time, twelve Member States of the European Union (Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Slovakia) asked a few weeks ago that the EU finance the construction of “physical barriers “to protect the external borders.
On the other hand, to finance the actions carried out in the different migratory routes, according to the same text, “at least 10% of the financial endowment of the New Neighborhood and Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and other relevant instruments “.
The text also makes it clear that the EU “remains determined to ensure effective control of its external borders” and that efforts should be maintained to reduce “secondary movements”, an issue that worries Germany, Austria and other countries that without being The external border receives flows of migrants that enter through those on the front line.
A reference to the need to ensure “a fair balance between responsibility and solidarity among member states” was included in the final text.
On the other hand, the leaders asked that the eight action plans to collaborate with third countries of origin and transit of irregular flows “be made operational and applied without delay.”
The European leaders stressed the need for the plans to include a concrete timetable and “adequate financial support.”
The same document says that Brussels will be asked for funding proposals for actions on all migratory routes. (I)
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