Heads of OPU and Slovak Human Rights League launched their proposal for V4 countries on possible solution to the migration crisis

The core proposal is establishment of common European asylum system, effective protection of the EU´s external borders and respect towards the right of asylum and non-refoulement principles. Even though there must be recognized differences between migration and asylum policies across EU member states and attractiveness of some countries than the others, having 28 different asylum systems within the EU is inefficient, costly and complicated.  

First goal of the authors´ appeal is creation of a true common EU asylum system. This system should have standardized procedures for all EU territories and a single set of rights for both asylum-seekers and those already granted refugee status of subsidiary protection. It should also include establishment of an EU asylum agency that would carry out fast and simple asylum procedure.

Second goal of this proposal is to re-establish control over migration flows into the EU. By this the author´s, above all, means replacing irregular migration with accessible legal and secure avenues to the EU. So, there should be created a European resettlement scheme that sets the number of refugees to be annually resettled from transit countries to member states´ territories. There should be also implement further programs such as the humanitarian visa program or sponsor and student programs. 

The whole article is available here: http://visegradrevue.eu/the-v4-can-and-should-shape-a-common-eu-asylum-and-migration-policy/

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