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The EU Summit started in Brussels this morning and one of its key points is to be further assistance for Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky is in attendance and has presented a "victory plan" which includes strengthening Ukraine's military capabilities. A particularly heated discussion is expected around adjustments to EU migration and asylum policy. Shortly before the start of the summit, representatives of several countries, including the Czech Republic, were due to hold an emergency meeting to reconcile their positions in this area. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute, commented on the current events on Czech Radio broadcast.
17. October 2024
In the interim before the migration pact comes into force, it appears that Europe still has deep problems that need to be addressed urgently, which is why some countries are calling for the implementation of the migration pact to be accelerated. The fact that Germany has resumed border controls, that Poland wants to stop processing asylum applications, that Finland is already doing something similar, that the Netherlands and Hungary want a permanent exemption from asylum and migration policy, this is very unpleasant news that the European Commission must address now and cannot wait for the migration pact to come into force.
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