EU pact seeks to bring ‘more order’ to migration, says Swedish official

The new European Union framework on migration agreed at ministerial level in Luxembourg last week would be binding for the bloc's member-states, but it would also give them a range of options on how they choose to participate in migrant relocations, Swedish Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard, who chaired the June 8 meeting, tells Kathimerini.

Stenergard objects to the term "fine" to describe the 20,000 euros each member-state would have to pay for each migrant they refuse to host under the scheme, saying it is, rather, a "support measure."

The agreement, which she described as "historic" in comments after the meeting, would bring "more order" to EU migration policy if it is ratified by the European Parliament, though she also notes that two member-states were opposed to it, meaning it is not a done deal.

Was there complete consensus at last week...