Immigration is really the subject that divides Europeans. A reform had been under discussion for years. The text is based on two pillars: on the one hand, more firmness, stricter controls on the part of the countries on the front line, and on the other, more solidarity on the part of the Member States which are less exposed. The procedures will therefore have to be carried out at the borders of the European Union. Procedures which will be faster but which will remain the responsibility of the countries on the front line.
A subtle balance
In return, the other countries will have to welcome some of the migrants who have obtained the right to stay on European soil. Those who do not will have to contribute financially up to 20,000 euros per person not supported. A subtle balance so that each country of the European Union contributes in one way or another to this migration policy. The text must still be discussed with the European Parliament, explains the journalist from France Télévisions, Julien Gasparutto.