Senate approves EU asylum pact, reviving rejected rules - DutchNews.nl
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Migration Pact: This brings an end to the parliamentary consideration of the asylum and migration pact. The Senate also approved the proposal by the Cabinet…
“The ChristenUnie wants to be part of the solution,” CU MP Don Ceder explained the support for the stricter asylum measures on Thursday. The rest of the ChristenUnie, however, appears to be divided.
With 43 of the 74 votes (one senator was absent), the law was passed that is intended to ensure that European rules can apply here.
On Tuesday, the Senate gave the green light for the Dutch implementation of the European Migration Pact. This major systemic change to Dutch asylum policy in 25 years will take effect in just a few weeks. But what does it entail?
The European migration pact threatens to grind to a halt if rejected asylum seekers cannot be returned quickly. That was stated by Telegraaf correspondent Alexander Bakker on NPO Radio 1. According to him, much depends on the new EU Return Act, which has still not been passed. Without that law, the pact could turn into a system that is 'a paper tiger', according to Bakker. Therefore, according to Bakker, time is running out and 'this is also som…
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