Germany Considers Reintroducing Permanent Border Checks
CDU blames lack of external border controls for drastic measures—after being main champion of EU’s ineffective Migration Pact.
CDU blames lack of external border controls for drastic measures—after being main champion of EU’s ineffective Migration Pact.
Fourth incident in less than a week involving armed ‘Swedish youth’ from across the strait.
Interior minister calls for EU-level laws combating instrumentalized migration
The warning comes amid rising tensions on the border with Belarus.
“Extraordinary measures need to be employed” on the EU’s eastern borders, the four countries argue, asking for at least €2.5 billion for a 700-km defense line.
Hungary has deterred illegal migrants and accepted real refugees, but the EU is not impressed.
Lawmakers accuse Russia of encouraging a huge influx of migrants across the 1,340 km border last year.
PM Tusk promises billions of euros to protect against prospective Russian incursions amid an active migrant threat to Poland’s borders.
Migration expert agrees that “drastic measures are needed.”
Years of rhetoric on the virtues of open borders have little meaning when faced with real-world challenges.