Far-Right to Sue European Commission over 'Remigration' Rejection
The proposal drew almost 600,000 signatures and backing from far-right figures before EU officials said it had no legal basis.
- On Wednesday, the European Commission officially rejected the "Save Europe Act," citing its failure to meet legal conditions for registration as a European Citizens' Initiative.
- Launched in May by Dutch commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek and Austrian activist Martin Sellner, the initiative demanded a moratorium on non-Western immigration and promoted "remigration," a far-right term for mass deportation.
- The campaign amassed nearly 600,000 signatures, drawing support from ultranationalist politicians and European Parliament lawmakers, including Hungary's former prime minister Viktor Orban and various MEPs.
- Brussels deemed the proposal "manifestly contrary" to EU values, arguing it constituted "racial discrimination" against third-country nationals; the campaign accused the Commission of "discarding the voices of nearly 600,000 European patriots."
- Following Wednesday's decision, organizers vowed to continue their movement, with Vlaardingerbroek writing "We will not back down" on X, presenting the rejection as further evidence of political confrontation.
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The European Commission refuses the "Save Europe Act" to register as a European Citizens' Initiative. The planned stoppage of immigration, faster deportations and a Europe-wide remigration model are "obviously incompatible with the values of the Union. The reversal of the population exchange is not a debate for the Eurocrats. On Wednesday the European Commission made its decision official: The "Save Europe Act" is not registered as a European Ci…
Far-right to sue European Commission over 'remigration' rejection
The European Commission has rejected a European Citizens' Initiative seeking to suspend asylum and family reunification and return "unintegrated" non-European migrants to their countries of origin. Its organisers are preparing a legal challenge.
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