The European Parliament on Tuesday definitively adopted two flagship texts tightening EU migration policy, championed by an alliance of right-wing and far-right lawmakers.<\/p>\n
The European Union is seeking to make it easier for its 27 member states to send asylum seekers to countries they did not come from but that Europe deems \u201csafe\u201d.<\/p>\n
Italy has sought to test the concept with centres in Albania. The migrant centres have however largely stood empty since being opened in 2024 because of legal challenges, with many Italian judges viewing the scheme as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
One of the EU measures adopted Tuesday is expected to facilitate this approach, to the dismay of human rights advocates and left-wing groups, who warn about the treatment asylum seekers may face in such countries.<\/p>\n
Green MEP Melissa Camara called it \u201canother step in the dehumanisation of the European Union\u2019s migration policy,\u201d charging that the dignity of asylum seekers was being \u201ctrampled\u201d on.<\/p>\n
The European Commission rejects the criticism, insisting that any country receiving migrants under the scheme must respect fundamental rights.<\/p>\n
Another key measure approved by parliament is the creation of a list of countries the EU considers \u201csafe\u201d \u2014 effectively limiting asylum prospects for their nationals.<\/p>\n
The list \u2014 which includes Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia \u2014 is intended to speed up the processing of asylum claims and, where appropriate, accelerate returns.<\/p>\n
\u201cCitizens expect us to deliver on our promises regarding migration policy, and that is exactly what we are doing today,\u201d conservative lawmaker Lena Dupont told the assembly.<\/p>\n
The EU\u2019s political centre of gravity has shifted firmly right in recent years, and a decline in irregular entries \u2014 down around 25 percent in 2025 compared to 2024 \u2014 has not eased the political pressure to act on the hot-button issue.<\/p>\n
Nearly one million people applied for asylum in the EU last year and about 440,000 were granted protection.<\/p>\n
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