In Jukka Savolainen’s opinion, Finland should process obviously unfounded applications in the fast lane.
European network director of the competence center for combating hybrid threats Jukka Savolainen suggests that Finland would change the interpretation of the right to asylum, i.e. in practice would leave applications that are obviously unfounded unexamined.
“The current situation gives Russia the opportunity to extort because all arrivals have access to the asylum process, which is a prolonged and expensive entry procedure. We should change the interpretation of the right to apply for asylum and the right to transfer obviously unfounded cases to Russia,” he says.
In practice, this could mean, according to Savolainen, a fast lane, with which obviously unfounded applications would be processed in an accelerated manner.
Savolainen admits that the EU’s asylum directive dictates a very precise framework for the investigation and return of an asylum application. Because of this, expedited processing and returns would probably require new legislation, which would have to be enacted for him in an expedited procedure.
In Savolainen’s opinion, Finland could enter a gray area in international law if its security is threatened. According to him, the 16th section on border closure, already provided for in the Border Act, was an example of this. The article enables border crossings to be closed and the asylum search to be centralized if there are many immigrants or the activity is organized by a foreign state.
“If any measure is condemned in international courts, the accusations must be answered with justification. The EU tolerates the fact that some member states distance themselves from legislation that is not suitable for use in an emergency. This enables the development of the EU legislation in the right direction.”
Savolainen in my opinion, it has not been shown that Russia would refuse to take back the returned border crossers.
“[Kahdenvälinen] border arrangement agreement and [EU:n ja Venäjän välinen] the return agreement is valid, and in this situation the Russians have not even been asked if they agree to take it back,” says Savolainen.
Savolainen is commodore evp, who has previously worked at the Border Guard, among other things, as the commander of the sea guard.
Savolainen considers the situation of illegal immigration particularly difficult for Finland, because there is no continental connection from Finland to the rest of the EU.
“The visitors may stay in Finland, because from here you can’t walk to other countries like in Central Europe. You cannot board ships and airplanes without an identity document and a visa.”
Savolainen emphasizes that Finland must be ready to accept persecuted Russian citizens for the asylum procedure.
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