The EU faces demands from many member states for the right to implement a Rwandan-style deportation system.
The Czech and Italian prime ministers are leading a group of 19 people calling on Brussels to allow immigration procedures to be moved outside the region.
British government officials said the move shows “the fundamentals of our plan make sense for people around the world”.
The news comes amid signs that Rwanda policy is already having a deterrent effect, even though the first plane has not yet taken off.
Ireland claims migrants are crossing its borders to avoid deportation to African countries, but one person who arrived in the Channel last week said he paid £500 to be smuggled into France. insisted.
Migrants landing on Lampedusa, Italy
The proposal is likely to be considered by the EU Commission after the European elections
Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni was pictured with Rishi Sunak last year
Denmark is also one of the EU countries that has written to the European Commission supporting the transfer of migrants picked up at sea outside the EU.
These proposals are likely to be considered by the Executive after the European elections.
In a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni yesterday, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said: “The Czech Republic and Italy want to go beyond the situation created by the migration agreement and find a real solution to illegal immigration.” “We are one of the countries that think so.” Immigration is not yet in Europe. ”
A UK government source told MailOnline: “As governments around the world face the global challenge of mass migration, they are increasingly considering solutions similar to those introduced by this government.” Ta.
“The basics of our plan make sense to people all over the world, but they don’t make sense here in the Labor Party. I think it’s enough to just work on it.”
The High Court in Belfast ruled yesterday that the immigration laws underlying the Rwanda plan cannot apply to Northern Ireland because they are subject to EU human rights rules.
Camille Le Coz, an expert at the European Migration Policy Institute, said there were “many questions” about whether a Rwandan-style arrangement would work in the EU.
Under the bloc’s law, migrants can only be sent abroad where they can apply for asylum if they have sufficient ties to that country.
EU ministers in Brussels are expected to formally approve the new migration policy passed by the European Parliament last month this week.
The proposal would strengthen border procedures and force all member states to share responsibility for arrivals.
What other countries are considering sending asylum seekers abroad?
denmark and czech
The two countries have been in talks with Rwanda over a similar deal with the UK.
Copenhagen signed a memorandum of understanding with an African nation. Although it insisted that asylum seekers would not be sent in the short term, the document stated: “The Danish government’s vision is that the processing of asylum applications should take place outside the EU in order to break down the current negative incentive structure.” It is written. Asylum system.
Italy
Prime Minister Georgia Meloni welcomed an agreement with Albania to process thousands of asylum seekers arriving in Italy by sea.
These centers, unlike Britain’s arrangement with Rwanda, were under Italian legal jurisdiction and were built at Italian expense.
Migrants left France last month to cross the Channel to the UK.
