The Netherlands’ four-party administration has pledged to implement “the strictest asylum regime ever” in an effort to reduce unauthorized immigration.
An unprecedented step from a founding member state, the Dutch government of Prime Minister Dick Schoof has indicated that it intends to request an opt-out clause from the European Union’s immigration and refugee laws “as soon as possible”.
The proposal, which was unveiled in July shortly after Schoof assumed office, is regarded as symbolic and unrealistic, having little to no chance of success because it would necessitate rewriting extremely delicate laws and may pave the way for more demands of a similar nature.
It is improbable that other capitals would grant The Hague’s request because, should the Netherlands be excluded from the bloc’s migration system, a flood of asylum seekers would undoubtedly head towards neighboring nations, posing a catastrophe.
But the request is yet another blatant attempt by a nation within the EU to flout the law in an attempt to stop irregular migration. It raises concerns about the operation of the passport-free Schengen Area following Germany’s move to reinstate border controls on each of its nine land borders.
“The government will announce in Brussels as soon as possible that the Netherlands wants an opt-out of European asylum and migration regulations,” reads the government programme unveiled on Friday afternoon.
“As long as” this opt-out clause is not granted, the programme adds, the country will focus on implementing the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, the all-encompassing reform the EU completed in May after almost four years of hard-fought negotiations.
The Pact’s main novelty is a system of “mandatory solidarity” that will give countries three options to manage asylum seekers: relocate a certain number of them, pay €20,000 for each one they reject, or finance operational support. The Netherlands will choose financial support rather than reception, the programme confirms.
“In anticipation of the Dutch announcement, the European Commission made it clear that all member states are bound by existing rules and that any exemption to their compliance should be negotiated before – not after – they are approved.
‘We have adopted legislation. It’s adopted. You don’t opt out of adopted legislation in the EU,’ a spokesperson said earlier in the day on Friday. ‘That’s a general principle.‘
In May, the Netherlands voted in favour of all the laws that make up the New Pact.
The overhaul will take two years to enter into force. Member states have to submit implementation plans before the end of the year, detailing the administrative, operational and legal steps they intend to take to make the laws a reality.“
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Clearly, one cannot disobey Tyrannical Cain’s Tribe in Brussels.