In the Committee on Civil Liberties, an alternative compromise motion had been jointly drafted by ESN, EPP, ECR and Patriots and confirmed on 9 March. The decisive toughening measures in the draft originate from the AfD. With today’s vote in plenary, the political change of course was confirmed and the compromise we achieved in committee was defended.
Mary Khan, AfD spokeswoman on home affairs in the European Parliament and ESN Group shadow rapporteur for this report, stated:
“Today is another historic day for the AfD and for Europe. It has become clear what we can achieve when the firewall no longer plays a role. Once again, it is confirmed what citizens in Germany and Europe want: an end to the migration catastrophe. With today’s defence of the negotiating mandate, we are entering the decisive phase of the legislative procedure. The task now is to bring the negotiations to a successful conclusion and to turn the central elements of the regulation, such as return centres, lifetime entry bans and medical age assessments, into political reality as quickly as possible. For the first time in history, a law will then come about through the AfD.”
