PRO ASYL Presseerklärung | Press Release
6th of June 2003
European asylum politics: Germany blocks central directive
Altercation in the Council on German way of negotiating
PRO ASYL: Keep to schedule – withdraw German reservations
- Europäische Asylpolitik: Deutschland blockiert zentrale Richtlinie
Eklat im Rat über deutschen Verhandlungsstil
PRO ASYL: Zeitplan einhalten – deutsche Vorbehalte zurückziehen - European asylum politics: Germany blocks central directive
Altercation in the Council on German way of negotiating
PRO ASYL: Keep to schedule – withdraw German reservations
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Yesterday’s meeting of EU home ministers ended in a political disaster regarding refugee politics. It did not come to an urgently needed agreement on the directive on qualification of refugee status and complementary complementary protection. The decisive factor was the once again bigoted attitude of the German fovernment and its home minister. It prevented a decision on the directive, which in principle should be adapted by the end of June, as central element of a European asylum system. As far as PRO ASYL is informed, the way the responsible minister Otto Schily is negotiating contributes to the fact that German position is no longer comprehensible to the European partners.
In the Council’s negotiations, the Federal government has stood out in trying to establish European asylum regulations on the basis of the restrictive German asylum and immigration rights. Progressive regulations, on the other hand, are regularly blocked at negotiations in Brussels. Friction in diplomatic relations is being accepted. PRO-ASYL consultant for European affairs, Karl Kopp says:“ Otto Schily is producing a political mess.“
PRO ASYL calls on the Federal government to make the adaptation of the directive on qualification of refugee status possible in June by withdrawing German reservations, as would be in line with the schedule of the heads of state and government in the EU. This requires a strong intervention on the part of the chancellor and the foreign minister. The current situation is increasingly becoming a problem for foreign minister Fischer.
With its present way of negotiation, the Federal government is mainly responsible for the lowering of refugee and human rights standards on the European level.
