A new UN pact is urging EU member states to tighten up laws over migration policy

A new UN pact is urging EU member states to tighten up laws over migration policy
A NEW United Nations initiative to class migration as a HUMAN RIGHT is being boycotted by European Union (EU) member states, including Italy, France and Austria, who have all rejected the proposals in favour of tougher border controls.

This week’s unveiling of UN proposals for universal migrant rights is being treated with such suspicion that only Britain, Holland and Denmark have signed up unreservedly. The so-called UN Global Compact for Migration aims to set out universal rights and conditions for migrants – but one Member of the European Parliament has pointed out that of adopted then even the criticising of the very concept of migration would be considered a hate crime. Italy, a nation tacking a huge migrant influx, was furious about the new ‘meddling’ legislation and refused to attend the meeting in Marrakech on December 10 and 11.

The UN’s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was provisionally approved by UN members in July.

President Donald Trump, who has maintained a hardline response to immigration in the US. Was not a fan.

The UK, Netherlands and Denmark have all said they are supportive of the pact, which was announced by MEP Marcus de Graff.

Mr De Graff said that the new policy would make criticising migration policies

Marcel De Graff said that the new policy would make criticising migration policies (Image: EU)
But the compact has since been rejected by UN states such as Austria, Poland, Israel, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Australia, Slovakia and Hungary.

The Migration Policy Institute says Conservative political parties in Germany, France, Italy and Denmark have denounced the deal.

EU analysts have warned a bloc wide rebuff of the pact will undermine future efforts to deal with migration crisis’ similar to the one experienced in 2015-2016, when thousands of refugees flooded into Europe from Syria and Afghanistan.

But Hanne Bierins of the Migration Policy Institute Europe think tank, criticised the UN-devised pact.

MR BIERINS SAID: “NOW WE THREATEN TO GO DOWN A ROAD WHERE PEOPLE CAN PRETEND THIS UNILATERAL APPROACH IS NOT ONLY FEASIBLE BUT DESIRABLE. BUT A CONTAINMENT POLICY OF MANAGING BORDERS WILL ONLY LAST SO LONG UNTIL IT FALTERS.”

Austria, who has seen a rise in anti-immigration politics, accused the UN of “mixing up” asylum seekers with valid claims with so-called economic migrants looking for work.

The UN Global Compact for Migration was launched on September 19 2016 during a summit on migrants and refugees.

The pact’s main objectives include making migration easier, boosting international efforts for safe passage in order to save lives, and minimising environmental factors.

The deal would also improve border management, provide basic services to migrants and ramp up laws against perceived as “anti-migration hate crimes”.

Italy news: Matteo Salvini has said migration olicy should be left to each individual country

Italy news: Matteo Salvini has said migration olicy should be left to each individual country
The participating countries are set to sign the agreement in Marrakech and although this joint agreement is not binding it is still meant to be the legal framework on which the participating countries commit themselves in order to build new legislation.

On Saturday, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said decisions over migration were a matter for national governments.

In a statement on behalf of the Italian government he said: “Italy reserves the right to adhere to this document or not only after the parliament has decided. The migration pact is a document that deals with issues and questions our citizens are concerned by.

"For this reason, we think it advisable to task parliament with a debate and the final choice once talks have concluded.”

On Saturday, Mr de Graff said of the pact: “It is declaring migration as a human right so it will, in effect, become impossible to criticise Mrs Merkel’s welcome migrants politics without being at risk of being jailed for hate speech.”

Nigerians and Africans especially in the western region will definitely abuse this if this bill is passed in the UN

you think say eu nations go gree sign such counter-productive treaty.na to their detriment e go be.when all the african countries and arabic countries dey want run leave their countries and invade europe and america.make everybody repair him own country and this problem of mass migration from Poo-hole countries in search of greener pasture go stop