EU Plans Emergency Response Framework to Counter Weaponized Migration

This summer we witnessed the tragic scenes in Ceuta,

and we have seen how Russia and Belarus have weaponized

migration.

State and non-state actors are deliberately engineering mass

movements of people.

Of course, the p- the, the goal is clear: they want to overwhelm authorities,

they want to spread fears, they want finally to divide us.

They will not succeed.

We will not allow anyone to exploit our

values to put pressure on our union.

And this is why we will propose a so-called European

Emergency Response Framework.

The aim is to give member states the tool

to respond quickly to these kind of extraordinary

threats at our external borders

and to protect, of course, also our internal security.

We will present this proposal on, uh, um,

the European Emergency Response Framework by the end

of this year.

So honorable members, Europe has come a long way on migration,

but there is more work ahead.

We will always be a place that protects those

fleeing war and persecution.

And to do that, citizens need to trust

that our system is fair

and functioning, that rules are enforced, that

borders are secured,

and above all, that it is Europeans who decide

who comes to the European Union and under what circumstances,

and not our adversaries.

This is how we uphold our values, and this is how we

protect the freedom