“We didn’t get everything we wanted, but we got enough at this point.”
Riikka PurraThe chairperson of Purusfinlominit estimates that the chairpersons did not make legal changes to the immigration policy guidelines or the guidelines for the work of the Minister of the Interior. Helsingin sanomat newspaper wrote that Purra described the changes approved by the presiding officers as relatively cosmetic when speaking to reporters at the House of Estates on Saturday.
“It’s his interpretation of the situation,” Henriksson answered when asked by YLE about the disconnection. – I conveyed important changes to us, and we succeeded quite well.
The Coalition, Basic Finns, RKP and Christian Democrats can continue negotiations on the next government program thanks to the compromise.
The future of the talks seemed to hang in the balance late last week.
Purra had announced that the negotiations would end unless all parties accepted the agreements drawn up by the climate and immigration working groups as such. However, the Swedish Parliament decided to demand changes to the immigration agreement, which prompted him to withdraw the ultimatum and accept some of the demands.
All four parties have so far been reticent about the content of the agreements they made.
Helsingin Sanomat on Saturday reportedCiting two sources familiar with the negotiations, the changes in the immigration policy guidelines can mostly be described as refinements. The amendments state that the tightening of the immigration policy must be implemented in terms of children’s rights, constitutional borders and the prohibition of deportation of asylum seekers.
YLE also reported that the latest changes do not require changes to the constitution and do not violate national commitments to international agreements.
In an interview with the public broadcaster, Henriksson specifically refused to confirm the news and reminded that all agreements on individual issues depend on the four parties reaching an agreement on the entire political agenda.
– Both the constitution and international agreements must be taken into account and respected in all circumstances, including children’s rights and the ban on deportation, he commented. “I will not comment further on the agreement. Nothing has been agreed upon in the coalition negotiations until everything has been agreed upon. We still have work to do in social and health matters and in education.
Negotiations, he added, can only proceed through discussion.
“We don’t adopt a take-it-or-leave-it attitude. The best way to work in the government is to try to find solutions together, and that’s what we did, he said and expressed his frustration with the approach of the Basic Finns.
“[Take it or leave it] was the attitude towards us on Friday night,” he said. “The Basic Party considered that everything is ready in terms of immigration policy, and I stated that it is not.”
Also at YLE reported that the parties have agreed that the minimum requirement for a work-based residence permit is a gross income of 1,600 euros per month. The requirement applies to all employees from outside the EU, including those whose salary is in accordance with the minimum wage regulation of the current collective agreement.
The requirement is currently around 1,300 euros, but it does not apply to employees who are paid according to the minimum wage requirements of the applicable collective agreement.
Petteri OrpoThe chairman of the coalition has estimated that the government program will be ready by Midsummer.
Aleksi Teivainen โ HT