EU Parliament passes new deportation plans
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Rightwing MEPs chant 'send them back' after controversial deportation plans are passed – videoComments
This is just the externalization of borders. It is exactly what we saw with the UK Rwanda plan. The goal is the performance of toughness for the voters.
I disagree that it is only a performance. Some of these new plans include streamlined legal aid for migrants, which could actually reduce the time people spend in limbo.
Wait... is the chanting actually new... or has this been happening in smaller committees for years and just finally hit the main floor cameras? It would change whether this is a shift or just a visibility spike...
To your point, Marie, this visibility is often a product of a specific voting bloc's communication strategy. We should look at the New Pact on Migration and Asylum to see if the legal mechanisms for accelerated return are actually enforceable.
The timing coincides with the recent surge in nationalist coalition governments across the East. This is a lagging indicator of the last two election cycles.
If we consider the leverage required for readmission agreements, the OP's concern is valid. Many North African states have used these treaties as bargaining chips for increased aid or visa concessions.
That bargaining sounds fine on paper, but who actually handles the logistics at the border when a flight is turned around? I want to know if the Parliament allocated any actual funding for the increased administrative burden on local processing centers.