South of Europe does not want to single-handedly take migrants
Southern Europe will propose to other EU members to take part of the burden on reception of migrants from North Africa. Experts predict large flow of refugees from this region.
Thursday at a meeting of interior ministers in Brussels representatives of Italy, Spain, France, Cyprus, Malta and Greece will be offered in 2012 to introduce a single unified Europe-wide system for receiving refugees.
This Rome warns: chaos in Libya may lead to exodus Biblical proportions ", when the Old World will rush up to 300,000 migrants.
As reported from Brussels correspondent of BBC, Chris Morris, according to some sources, is now in Libya is at least one million migrants hoping to cross into Europe. Many of them - were born in countries outside sub-Saharan Africa.
Some of these people can be political migrants, not just economic refugees. And if so, on Europe - in accordance with agreements on human rights - an obligation to identify such migrants and the question of granting them the right to asylum.
Harmonisation Policy
Six Mediterranean states, the Interior Minister who met on Wednesday in Rome, require the adoption of the EU resettlement program - that is, the distribution of people seeking asylum - across the EU in the event that fulfilled predictions of a significant increase in migrants.
To address the related financial issues Italy, Spain, France, Cyprus, Malta and Greece consider it necessary to establish a special single fund.
these proposals, says the correspondent BBC, certainly cause a lot of disputes: with them are not yet ready to accept the UK, and many other EU countries.
European Court of Human Rights In one of his recent rulings questioned the legitimacy of "Dublin Convention", which gives the right to send applicants the right to asylum in a place where they crossed the border of the European Union.
This document was aimed at preventing the practice of multiple petitions for asylum in different European countries. Side-effect of implementing the convention was the deteriorating situation in Greece, which is the first EU country for many refugees.
Gateway to Europe
Last week the Italian island of Lampedusa, located off the coast of Tunisia, arrived more than 5,000 illegal immigrants of this North African country emerging from a revolution.
Lampedusa - a tiny piece of land in the Mediterranean Sea - one of the major transshipment points for African migrants trying to cross into Europe.
In addition, in recent years, Malta and Spain have become increasingly intercept boats with Africans. Often these boats just keep on the water, and migrants risking their lives.
European border agency Frontex is now providing assistance to Italy but only in terms of logistics.
With increasing tensions in Libya, Gaddafi's government has already warned the EU that if the Europeans support the insurgents, the Tripoli cease cooperation with the EU in combating illegal migration.
In recent years, Italy and Libya have worked together above the interception in the Mediterranean boats with illegal migrants, and this cooperation has led to a decrease in the number of illegal immigrants entering Italy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/international/2011/02/110224_eu_asylum_revamp.shtml
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