The International Organization for Migration (IOM) presented, on Tuesday 9 January, its recommendations to the Belgian and Hungarian governments, which will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2024, the year in which the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum will be adopted, it said in a press release.
“This is a pivotal moment for the EU to deliver on the promise of migration for partner countries, migrants, economies and societies”, said IOM’s Director General, Amy Pope. “We encourage the EU and its Member States to keep migrants’ rights and workable solutions at the heart of policy and practice”.
In particular, IOM is encouraging the Belgian and Hungarian Presidencies to ensure that “the adoption and implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum leads to more predictable, coordinated and humane response across all dimensions of migration and asylum”.
It also calls on the two Presidencies to press ahead with legislative proposals strengthening legal channels for arriving in the EU, in dialogue with partner countries and SMEs with labour needs.
IOM also urges the Presidencies to address the effects of climate change and to maintain a migrant-centred approach to return and reintegration in countries of origin.
Link to the recommendations: https://aeur.eu/f/ab1 (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)