EU ministers agreed to create a mechanism to combat the influx of migrants

Eighteen EU ministers responsible for internal affairs and migration have agreed to create a unified mechanism to combat the influx of migrants amid the migration crisis in Ceuta, the Bild newspaper writes, citing its information.

“Europe intends to prepare for sudden influxes of migrants at its external borders after the recent events in Ceuta. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and 17 other EU ministers responsible for home affairs and migration want to develop a pan-European mechanism to respond to such migration crises,” the Bild publication says.

The publication clarified that the ministers reached agreements at a meeting at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich. According to the newspaper, representatives of Spain, the state that owns the Ceuta enclave, were not present at the meeting.

According to Bild, the ministers agreed on a three-point plan. The first involves the introduction of uniform criteria for the EU, according to which the situation at the external borders can be considered an emergency. According to the second point, in the event of a crisis situation, migrants can be expelled on an expedited basis. The third point provides for the creation of a support mechanism that will allow Frontex rapid reaction forces to be deployed within 24 hours to an EU country facing a crisis on its external border.