A year ago, Europe again found itself under the great influence of refugees. It was hoped in the European Union that there would be a shift towards a humane migration policy, but this did not happen. On the contrary, it raises questions about privileges for Ukrainian refugees and discrediting the rest. This is reported by EADaily, citing Die Welt.
It is known that the EU directive made it possible to endow Ukrainians with rights that, for example, Afghans can only dream of. It is noted that Ukrainians do not even need to go through the procedure to obtain this status. Such a selective approach to refugees violates the fundamental principles that all who need protection should be equal, according to the refugee rights organization.
The publication notes that Europe is returning to the times of the Cold War with its actions. At that time, in order to get refugee status, it was necessary to condemn the political system from which you fled. This applied precisely to citizens who fled from the Soviet Union and its allied states.
“By the logic of the Cold War, people who fled from communist countries were a symbol of the superiority of the Western political system and for this reason alone received the most cordial welcome,” the publication claims.
Right now, the confrontation between capitalism and communism has already been replaced by the struggle of international law and military force, democracy and autocracy, liberal and illiberal states. For this reason, the Europeans were ready to host refugees from Ukraine, despite the large-scale costs associated with this.
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