EU Plans $290K Per Person Fine For Countries Refusing "Fair Share" Of Refugees; Angry Response Ensues
By Tyler Durden
As Norway offers cash for refugees to leave, announcing that they won’t be accepting any more refugees from the EU, and Switzerland prepares its military to close down borders, the EU has seemingly had enough of every country acting as if it has any type of sovereignty left. The European Commission has announced that it is going to pull rank on everyone, and in Obama-like fashion, will be fining countries for not taking their fair share of refugees.
Here is a detailed summary of all that happened today in the ongoing European refugee crisis courtesy of Mish Shedlock.
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EU Plans $290,000 Per Person Fine on Countries Refusing “Fair Share” of Refugees; Case For Brexit Crystallized
The European Commission plans fines of $290,000 per person on countries refusing to take in their fair share of refugees.
This plan is aimed straight at Poland, Slovokia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Austria.
The UK, Ireland, and Denmark all have opt-out policies, but the UK cannot expect that to last forever unless the vote goes for Brexit.
Punitive Fines
Today the EC fired a warning shot across the bow of countries who believe they have a right to control their foreign policies.
The announcement comes in the form of Punitive Penalties for Refusing Asylum Seekers.
The European Commission has proposed reforms to EU asylum rules that would see stiff financial penalties imposed on countries refusing to take their share of asylum seekers.
The bloc’s executive body is planning a sanction of €250,000 (£200,000; $290,000) per person.
The UK and Ireland can opt out of asylum policies, and the British government has already indicated it will not take part. Denmark is also exempt.
Countries refusing to accept their quota would effectively be fined – with the money going to frontline states such as Italy and Greece that have carried the burden.
The proposals for sanctions alarmed Central European countries that have refused to implement the refugee quota deal:
- Poland’s foreign minister wondered if it was “a serious proposal”
- Slovakia’s interior minister complained the proposed “fair share” system failed to respect reality
- Hungary called it “blackmail” and “unacceptable”
- The Czech Republic said it was an unpleasant surprise as it returned to a concept of mandatory quotas which had been rejected
The four countries were outvoted when the quota plan was agreed.
Hungary’s government on Tuesday announced plans for a referendum on the EU’s resettlement plans.
Add Austria to the List
Following Austria’s vote last month in national elections it’s safe to add Austria to the list.
For details, please see Anti-Immigration Party Wins First Round of Austria Elections: “We are Not the World’s Social Department”.
Hungary Referendum on Quota Wins Supreme Court Backing
The Hungarian government’s plans to hold a referendum on whether it will accept the EU’s quota system on accepting migrants has been approved by the country’s top court, Hungary Today reported.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government has been strongly critical of EU pushes to resettle refugees and migrants across the continent, going as far as putting up fences on Hungary’s borders …read more
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