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Situation in Afghanistan (debate)
The European Commission looks at the world with pink glasses. Timmermans’ green landslide is leading to unaffordable energy prices, the ECB’s ultra-low interest rate policy is creating unaffordable housing and the excessive COVID-19 measures are further polarising society. My biggest concern, however, is the arrival of migrants from Afghanistan. We must prevent this from being a repeat of 2015. Instead of giving money to an enemy regime, which will use illegal migration as a means of blackmail, the EU should take an example from Denmark, the country that has an opt-out for European policies on asylum and migration. We must also encourage temporary emergency reception of asylum seekers in the region of origin. Asylum applications must be submitted outside Europe, so that no one else undertakes the dangerous journey. Moreover, the EU should pursue an effective return policy to return the illegal migrants already present to their country of origin. Denmark shows that this can be successful, in contrast to the EU's efforts. A fair and robust migration policy. Only with such an approach can we slow down migration to the EU.