EPP pushes for suspension of EU asylum rights during hybrid migration attacks

The European People’s Party plans to endorse a resolution that would let EU nations suspend the right to apply for asylum and return migrants without individual assessments during "hybrid attacks"—large-scale migration flows allegedly orchestrated by third countries to destabilise borders. The proposal, to be presented at the party’s assembly in Toulouse, seeks an additional protocol under the European Emergency Response Framework unveiled by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

It would effectively legalise collective pushbacks, which current EU law prohibits. The text references the July surge of roughly 80,000 irregular arrivals in Ceuta, describing it as a hybrid attack in a recent European Parliament resolution. While a few delegations oppose the move, the majority of the EPP appears supportive, and several EU states have already temporarily halted asylum claims. Critics argue the measure breaches human-rights standards and could set a dangerous precedent.