Source: European Parliament
B10‑0272/2025
Motion for a resolution on the problematic influence of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of asylum and migration policy
The European Parliament,
– having regard to Rule 149 of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has, through its consistent pro-migration interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), left little leeway for returns and made it impossible to effectively combat mass immigration;
B. whereas the ECtHR has confirmed[1] that expelled third-country nationals have an unconditional right of return and that this right also applies to expelled drug traffickers;
C. whereas Denmark and Italy accuse the ECtHR of affording too much importance to the ECHR when interpreting migration issues, going beyond the original intention of the signatory states;
1. is concerned that the ECtHR is increasingly undermining the sovereign right of European states to decide whether foreigners may reside on their territory and that the ECtHR is placing the individual needs of deportees above public safety and the common good;
2. Considers that states have the right to refuse foreign drug traffickers entry into their territory in the fight against illegal drug trafficking;
3. Rejects the EU’s accession to the ECHR;
4. Calls on the EU institutions to support Denmark and Italy in their criticism and to take it as an opportunity to reinterpret international legal frameworks in the field of asylum and migration in a manner respecting the sovereignty of European states.