The EU has agreed radical reforms of its migration and asylum laws including charges of €20,000 per head for member countries that refuse to host refugees, SIA refers to foreign media.
After almost 12 hours of intense negotiations in Luxembourg, and years of fighting, interior ministers struck a deal on Thursday on what they described as a “historical” new approach to what one politician described as an often “toxic topic”.
Under a last-minute compromise, it was agreed that member states, rather than the EU as a whole, would determine what country is “safe” for migrants turned away on the grounds that they are not eligible for asylum.
Countries will be obliged to show a “connection” with the country that any migrant is transferred to, but this link can be defined by the member state, diplomats said.
This appears to give each country flexibility on whether they can return migrants to third countries that not every EU nation might agree is a safe haven.
One source said the deal was struck after Italy and several other states demanded that the so-called “connection” rule, requiring strong bonds with a third country, such as a years-long work history, was watered down.
The legal text is not yet available but diplomats told reporters that it contains several examples of what a “connection” to a third country for deportations.
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