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Europe to revise stance on immigrants - analyst
12:05 * 10.01.15
In case the EU member states revise their policies and legislation on
immigrants, the changes will apply to all, including Armenians, says a
political analyst.
"Since the countries in Europe are governed by rule of law, any change
in the policies and legislation regarding immigrants will apply to
everybody. So they cannot make policy distinctions between Muslims and
Christians," Stepan Danielyan, the president of the center Cooperation
for Democracy, told Tert.am.
Asked whether the possible reforms imply deportation, the expert
referred to the Convention on Civil and Political Rights which he said
regulates such processes.
"In case of deportation, there have to be certain legal ways and legal
processes, including proceedings and appeals. Hence, deportations will
be possible only upon the completion of a legal process. It is quite a
complicated problem for this, and the EU member states have to make
certain changes before bringing them in compliance with their
legislation," he noted.
Following the deadly attack against the French satirical newspaper
Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris earlier this weak, French far-right
leader, Marine Le Pen, made calls for suspending the Schengen Area
Agreement to be able to better control the country's borders.
Danielyan said he doesn't think that such a statement, made a
political force's leader, is tantamount to a calls voiced on the
state's level.
"Right wingers can make calls; they can influence their parliaments,
but they cannot make drastic changes unless they act on a
[corresponding] level. But the people's moods are naturally very
important, as they may create intolerable conditions in everyday
communication. In Paris, for example, Arabs close stores for fear
security concerns," the analyst said, adding that he expects the
global situation to deteriorate against backdrop of the nationalist
moods in France and the current geopolitical developments.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/01/10/stepan-danielyan/1555117
12:05 * 10.01.15
In case the EU member states revise their policies and legislation on
immigrants, the changes will apply to all, including Armenians, says a
political analyst.
"Since the countries in Europe are governed by rule of law, any change
in the policies and legislation regarding immigrants will apply to
everybody. So they cannot make policy distinctions between Muslims and
Christians," Stepan Danielyan, the president of the center Cooperation
for Democracy, told Tert.am.
Asked whether the possible reforms imply deportation, the expert
referred to the Convention on Civil and Political Rights which he said
regulates such processes.
"In case of deportation, there have to be certain legal ways and legal
processes, including proceedings and appeals. Hence, deportations will
be possible only upon the completion of a legal process. It is quite a
complicated problem for this, and the EU member states have to make
certain changes before bringing them in compliance with their
legislation," he noted.
Following the deadly attack against the French satirical newspaper
Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris earlier this weak, French far-right
leader, Marine Le Pen, made calls for suspending the Schengen Area
Agreement to be able to better control the country's borders.
Danielyan said he doesn't think that such a statement, made a
political force's leader, is tantamount to a calls voiced on the
state's level.
"Right wingers can make calls; they can influence their parliaments,
but they cannot make drastic changes unless they act on a
[corresponding] level. But the people's moods are naturally very
important, as they may create intolerable conditions in everyday
communication. In Paris, for example, Arabs close stores for fear
security concerns," the analyst said, adding that he expects the
global situation to deteriorate against backdrop of the nationalist
moods in France and the current geopolitical developments.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/01/10/stepan-danielyan/1555117