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'They have opposed every single good thing that has come out of Europe' - McEntee slams Sinn Féin over EU asylum pact stance

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Sinn Féin’s calls for Ireland to reject the new EU asylum pact and 'go it alone' on immigration are ‘absolutely ludicrous,’ the Justice Minister has told The European Parliament yesterday passed the Asylum and Migration Pact after more than eight years of debate and deadlock. The pact will see common rules introduced across the bloc – with countries legally obliged to process asylum applications in a faster manner. It also aims to eliminate ‘pull factors’ encouraging migration to Europe as well as secondary movements – where people move from one EU country to seek asylum in another. The pact is opposed by parties on both the far right and left of the political spectrum – with right-wing parties frustrated that it is not tough enough and left-wing parties concerned that it represents the abandonment of European values of compassion and human dignity

'They have opposed every single good thing that has come out of Europe' - McEntee slams Sinn Féin over EU asylum pact stance.Sinn Féin’s calls for Ireland to reject the new EU asylum pact and 'go it alone' on immigration are ‘absolutely ludicrous,’ the Justice Minister has told

The pact is opposed by parties on both the far right and left of the political spectrum – with right-wing parties frustrated that it is not tough enough and left-wing parties concerned that it represents the abandonment of European values of compassion and human dignity.Ahead of the vote, Sinn Féin urged Irish MEPs to vote against ‘the vast majority’ of the pact – insisting that Ireland is “better off outside it” and can create a fair asylum system without “interference from Brussels”.

“There is nothing in this migration pact that doesn't benefit Ireland,” she said. “I genuinely believe this is a game changer.” “We have actually helped to make this pact; to form it, to get it to where it is and there's genuinely nothing in it that doesn't benefit Ireland, so why we would go it alone and try and deal with this on our own?Asked why she believes Sinn Féin is opposing the plan, Minister McEntee said: “Because Sinn Fein have opposed every single good thing that has come out of Europe.”

 

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