Europe must proceed with a central return system For those immigrants They are not entitled to international protection, said Greece’s Minister of Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris, During his placement at the 29th Economist Congress in Athens.
Greek minister argued that political positions which in 2019 were considered minority, They are now becoming the main European axis. “Immigration with a legal process can provide solutions, but it is not the answer to either demographic or Europe’s labor problem,” Plevris said, insisting on the logic of a reasoned input framework.
At the same session the European Commissioner for Home Affairs And immigration, Magnus Brunner, who emphasized that Greece “is doing a great job in guarding borders”, while reiterating the position of the Commission that Europe is aging and needed legal immigrants for its economy.
The new immigration pact and the Albanian model
Brunner reported In the new Pact on Migration and Asylum, which will come into force in 2026, talking about the need for balance between border management and the maintenance of social cohesion. At the same time, he spoke of a “return hub” during the Albanian model, where those who fail to receive asylum can be concentrated to return to their countries of origin.
‘One in five immigrants in the EU is illegal and must return to his country“, He said, stressing that returns are at the top of the committee’s agenda.
Asked about the agreement with Libya, he revealed that meetings with the country’s two opposing governments will be held next week. “We must first arrange our home and then look at the outer dimension,” he said.
Sanctions for those who stay illegally
Thanos Plevris, against his first public intervention as Minister of Migration and Asylum, He described the direction of the Greek government as “rigorous but fair”.
In particular, asked:
Separation of asylum beneficiaries under international law, in order to accelerate the procedures for the real entitled.
Stronging European policies for those who enter illegally and whose applications are rejected.
“Today, those who are rejected either remain in Greece either headed to other EU countries without any ratification“, He noted, heralded a bill providing for criminal penalties or imprisonment in the event of non -voluntary return.
Imminent changes in benefits
Finally, the Greek Minister suggested reassessment of benefits and benefits For those who lose asylum status, noting that Europe must move together towards a central return system in order to maintain legality and social cohesion.