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An EU migration pact agreed, but at what cost? [1]

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Date: 2023-12-20 10:12:47+00:00



Today, EU negotiators have reached a long-awaited political agreement on the EU migration pact.

In response, Stephanie Pope, Oxfam EU migration expert, said:

“As we hear EU statements celebrating this deal, the question is, at what cost?

“What has been agreed is not better - in many ways, it is far worse. The EU missed the opportunity to finally agree on better responsibility-sharing and solidarity rules. Instead, they agreed on more detention, including of children and families in prison-like centres. They have also slammed the door on those seeking asylum with substandard procedures, fast-tracked deportation and gambled with people's lives with increased risks of refoulement. This deal also relies on paying non-EU countries to do the EU's bidding. It is a dangerous dismantling of the key principles of human rights and refugee law.”

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[1] Url: https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/eu-migration-pact-agreed-what-cost

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