Scholz lays out vision for future EU migration policy

Euractiv | Aug 29, 2022 at 6:18 PM
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined his vision for the EU’s future migration policy in Prague on Monday (29 August), urging the bloc to find a balance between solidarity and protection of external borders.
  • The Temporary Protection Directive, a mechanism set up following the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia to provide immediate and temporary protection for a mass influx of displaced people, was activated for the first time following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February following adoption by the European Council on 4 March.
  • The Chancellor highlighted the work on migration policy reform under the French Presidency of the EU Council in the first half of the year.