The open letter is addressed to European Council President António Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin. In it, the signatories express deep concern over the situation and indirectly accuse Madrid of sending unwanted signals through recent decisions.
Specifically, the letter condemns a migration policy decision by the Spanish government: the legalization of around 500,000 irregular migrants. This measure, it says, is an incentive for migration. The letter also draws a connection between the surge and a ruling by Spain’s Supreme Court that allows the immediate return of migrants only under certain conditions.
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen initiated the letter. Besides Spain and Ireland, France, Luxembourg, and Portugal also did not sign. The signatories call for an immediate and coordinated European response and ask the EU presidency to convene an extraordinary video conference of interior ministers.
Source: www.spiegel.de
