The European Commission’s proposal to come to Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia’s aid so as to manage migrants instrumentalised by Belarus was widely contested by the European Parliament on Wednesday, 15 December (see EUROPE B12844A1), with left-wing groups arguing during a debate that it undermines the fundamental right to asylum when other forces such as the ECR believe that it encourages a new migration route into the EU.
The proposal for an EU Council decision that was put on Member...