Refrain from participating in the corrective mechanism
Member states shall be allowed to (temporarily) refrain from participating in the
corrective mechanism. However, they will then be obliged to make a solidarity
contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant to the member states that were
determined to be responsible for the respective asylum procedures.
In November 2017, the European Parliament (EP) endorsed a position paper
with major principles for the planned reform with a clear majority (390 to 175,
with 44 abstentions). These principles are, by and large, compatible with the
Commission’s proposals. The main points of the EP’s position are:
— The country of entry shall no longer be automatically responsible for
processing asylum applications.
— All EU countries should accept their fair share of responsibility for hosting
asylum seekers.
Increasing number of outgoing
taking back requests*
— Those member states that refuse could lose EU funds.
EU Forecast
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