Some of the changes are contentious and have been criticised by human rights advocates
Members of European Parliament take part in a series of votes during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 10 April 2024. The European Parliament approved a reform of EU asylum law. Members of European Parliament voted to speed up asylum procedures and facilitate deportations.With the election of a new European Parliament less than two months away, the current parliament this week approved what may prove to be one of its most consequential measures.
Now, faced with the prospect of a more fractured and probably more hardline post-election landscape, the EU has successfully reached agreement on a. These will see a hardening of the approach towards those claiming international protection, with faster processing of claims and swifter deportations of those that are unsuccessful.
Some of these changes are contentious and have been criticised by human rights advocates, as well as by left and Green parties, who predict they will lead to more miscarriages of justice. Criticism has also come from parties on the anti-immigration right, which is expected to increase its parliamentary representation in the elections and ehich demands an even harsher approach.
The measures were supported by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil representatives and opposed by Ireland’s other MEPs. Sinn Féin’s Chris MacManus felt it necessary to clarify that his party was against “open borders”. This non sequitur has become a party mantra recently, suggesting Sinn Féin may be feeling under pressured on its right flank over immigration.
It is clear that the impetus for this week’s developments is the surge in support for nativist and anti-immigrant parties across the EU in the run-up to June’s elections. Whether the new measures will stem that tide, as the parties of the traditional centre hope, or whether, as some suggest, they merely play into the far-right’s hands, remains to be seen.
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