The relocation follows the federal government’s intro of a difficult migration policy. Specialists alert that protecting the opt-out will be tough, as it needs the approval of all 27 EU member specifies
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Penis Schoof, the prime minister of the Netherlands, speaks at an interview. Reuters
The Netherlands has actually officially asked for an opt-out from the European Union’s asylum guidelines, mentioning a continuous “asylum crisis.” The relocation was revealed by Asylum and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber, who stated the nation looks for higher control over its migration policies.
Faber, a member of the reactionary Freedom Party (PVV), which becomes part of the judgment union, published on X, on Wednesday (September 18): “I have actually simply notified the European Commission that I desire a migration ‘opt-out’ on migration matters in Europe for the Netherlands. We need to manage our own asylum policy once again!”
This demand follows the statement of a brand-new migration policy by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, focused on resolving what he referred to as an unsustainable increase of migrants. “We can not continue to bear the big increase of migrants into our nation,” Schoof stated Friday, framing the scenario as a nationwide crisis.
Looking for more autonomy
The Netherlands signs up with Denmark, which has actually currently protected an opt-out from the EU’s typical asylum policy, as a nation looking for more autonomy on migration problems. Professionals caution that attaining this objective might show challenging. According to the Dutch Advisory Council on Migration, such an opt-out would need modifications to the EU treaties, a procedure that requires consentaneous authorization from all 27 member states.
“This is not highly likely due to the fact that the variety of asylum hunters need to th