Migration Defense | German report: Asylum examinations in third countries likely possible
Berlin. Outsourcing asylum procedures to countries outside the European Union would be possible, but not so easy to implement in practice. This is the conclusion reached by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in its final report on the so-called third-country model, which the Conference of Minister-Presidents requested in November 2023. The report states: "All models appear to be legally feasible in principle—some after significant legal changes," but in practical terms, they are associated with considerable difficulties. Three variants were considered.
In a press release, however, the Federal Ministry of the Interior stated that applying third-country models to a large number of asylum seekers is "unrealistic." This also applies if the link between the asylum seeker and the third country—such as family ties or previous residence in the country—previously provided for in the reform of the Common European Asylum System were to be removed at the European level.
"Cooperation with third countries can be a further building block for limiting irregular migration," said Acting Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD). However, the UK's experience shows "that such attempts also incur immense costs and can fail across the board." This must be taken into account in a realistic assessment.
The asylum pact concluded by the former Conservative government with Rwanda cost taxpayers more than 700 million pounds (about 830 million euros), according to British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. The new Labour government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped the asylum pact after his party won the general election on July 4. dpa/nd
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