The idea aims to create a special regime to be activated when arrivals increase rapidly or when the flows are considered part of a hybrid threat originating from third countries. However, the available material does not clarify the precise circumstances in which the mechanism would be triggered.
According to Euronews, the Greek proposal could be included in the new emergency-response framework being examined by the European Commission. This is, however, a possibility reported by the outlet, not a decision that has already been formally adopted by EU institutions.
The discussion concerns more than just the suspension of asylum applications. Deutsche Welle reports that the measures under consideration also include the creation of return centres outside the Union and the strengthening of Frontex.
Politically, POLITICO Europe reports that the proposal has received support from Germany and Austria, referred to in the article as Berlin and Vienna. However, the available information does not make it possible to specify either the extent or the form of this support.
The proposal forms part of the debate over tools for managing migration emergencies in the EU. Al Jazeera reports that the European migration pact has been criticised as having insufficient tools to address large-scale flows.
The sources agree in describing a proposal and a ministerial discussion, not the adoption of a European mechanism to suspend the right to apply for asylum. Based on the available material, there is therefore no indication that EU institutions have approved the measure.
The legal scope of the suspension, its duration and the criteria for its activation also remain undefined. The actual level of consensus among European governments is likewise not established by the available information.