Derde landen moeten illegale onderdanen terugnemen
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Deze week kondigde de Europese Commissie aan gunstige handelstarieven die heel wat derde landen kunnen genieten in de toekomst (deels) afhankelijk te willen maken van hun bereidheid tot terugname van hun illegale onderdanen. “Dat voorstel komt niets te vroeg”, stelt Kamerlid Dries Van Langenhove in een reactie. “Maar het is nog veel te weinig.”
Eind vorig jaar nog bleek uit een rapport van de Europese Rekenkamer dat het huidige terugkeerbeleid inefficiënt is, waardoor de illegale immigratie wordt aangemoedigd. Minder dan twintig procent van degenen die het bevel krijgen om het grondgebied van de EU ter verlaten, keert daadwerkelijk terug. “Het Vlaams Belang stelt al langer dat ‘positieve hefbomen’ absoluut niet volstaan”, aldus Van Langenhove. “Wanneer men derde landen wil overtuigen mee te werken in de strijd tegen illegale immigratie en de mensensmokkel zal men ook bereid moeten zijn een stok achter de deur te houden. Voor wat, hoort wat. Punt.”
“Het minste wat Europa mag verwachten voor zijn gulheid, is dat derde landen hun verplichtingen nakomen”
“Maar op de woorden moeten ook daden volgen, wat helaas niet altijd het geval is”, vervolgt Van Langenhove. “In dat verband wijs ik op het feit dat eerder ook al visumsancties werden aangekondigd tegen onwillige derde landen, zonder dat daar in de praktijk gevolg werd aan gegeven. Tot op heden werden slechts tegen één land, met name Gambia, daadwerkelijke visumrestricties uitgevaardigd.”
“Voor het overige is het zo dat er ook nog altijd heel wat binnenlandse hinderpalen bestaan die een effectief en efficiënt terugkeerbeleid in de weg staan”, besluit Van Langenhove. “Dat een kordater Europees terugkeerbeleid meer dan wenselijk is, staat buiten kijf. Maar dat ontslaat staatssecretaris voor Asiel en Migratie Sammy Mahdi (CD&V) en de Belgische regering niet van de plicht om zelf dringend te doen wat kan en moet.”