Deal on resettlement expected on Thursday after a four year-long block

After being blocked by member states since 2018, the Parliament and the Council is set to reach a final deal on the regulation on resettlement by tomorrow, Thursday, morning.

The framework for a European regulation on resettlement was just about to be adopted under the Bulgarian presidency already in 2018, when a few member states vetoed the proposal.

With the current Czech presidency, however, the file was brought to light again. After receiving the green light from member states, a final trilogue meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday morning at 9.40, in which a deal is expected to be reached.

Swedish MEP Malin Björk (The Left), rapporteur for the file, is happy to see the proposal on the table again.

– It is time for the EU to get this important legislation in place. It will help to ensure thousands of people to come to Europe in a safe way, says Malin Björk.

The European resettlement framework regulation is a scheme in which the EU will be able to support member states to resettle some of the world’s most vulnerable refugees. It is the only EU legislation that opens a legal pathway for people seeking protection in Europe.

After tomorrow’s trialogue, the deal needs to be formally adopted by the Council and the Parliament before entering into force.