EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner has called for an informal meeting with member states next month to shape the Commission’s plans on a “new solidarity pool” under the EU-wide migration pact.
Ministers from Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, and Italy have been invited to the talks on 1 October, according to a document seen by Euractiv, and confirmed by two EU officials.
“My objective is to find a shared understanding of the guiding principles that should shape these proposals, so as to facilitate agreement among member states in the Council,” the commissioner wrote to EU capitals.
The informal meeting comes ahead of the Commission’s October decision on which countries face the heaviest migration pressures, and who is obliged to contribute what under the EU’s new solidarity system. The plan would push the EU toward centralised governance with mandatory burden-sharing.
Every state will be on the hook: by relocating asylum seekers, paying into a common fund, or offering other forms of support.
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