How Ceuta Revived the EU's Debate over Anti-Smuggling Law
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The proposed regulation defines the facilitation of entry, transit or irregular stay as an offence when committed in exchange for a financial or material benefit.
How Ceuta revived the EU's debate over anti-smuggling law
European Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner has urged the European Parliament to adopt an anti-people smuggling law in response to the recent migration incident in Ceuta. Critics warn that the proposed legislation could criminalise humanitarian aid.
Extraordinary meeting of the LIBE Committee with the European Commissioner for Migration again revealed the divisions and disagreements that were the basis of the reactions of the Member States to the entry of about 72,000 migrants in Ceuta within 24 hours, a week ago. Executive wants to strengthen protection of borders and fight against aid to irregular immigration; left criticises the lack of viable options for regular entry of migrants into t…
The proposal was presented in 2023, but returned to the center of the debate after the recent migration crisis in Ceuta.
From the perspective of the migration crisis in Ceuta, its management has not only been a matter of national importance for Spain, but has also resonated in the international debate, especially within Europe, highlighting the need to address border control and migration flows from different perspectives. In this regard, Brussels has urged the European Parliament to unblock the directive against migrant smuggling and has indicated that it may gra…
The European Commissioner for the Interior and Migration, Magnus Brunner, asked the Community institutions on Thursday to approve the so-called facilitation directive, presented by [...]
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