The long-standing position of the
European Commission is that migration should be managed in a
humane and dignified way, said EU Commission spokeswoman on home
affairs, migration and internal security, Anitta Hipper, on
Saturday.
"We do not comment on statements," she told ANSA in response to
a question on the Pope's call in Marseille for a more
human-oriented approach to the issue of migrants and refugees
arriving by sea in Europe.
Hipper said this position is "why in September 2020 the
Commission presented the new pact on migration and asylum as a
sustainable long-term solution".
In early June EU interior ministers reached a consensus on the
new draft EU Pact on Migration and Asylum aiming to re-establish
the principles of solidarity and responsibility sharing among
member states for migrants and refugees arriving by sea and land
in the European Union.
However, Poland and Hungary subsequently blocked the agreement
at the European Council later the same month, arguing that
solidarity in the management of migrants and refugees should not
be made obligatory as requested by front-line countries such as
Italy and Greece.
Once negotiations are complete, the Pact must be examined and
approved by the European Council and European parliament.
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