L’Europe Raise the wall. While Italy and the countries on the southern front are working to find the difficult balance between rescuing migrants, pushbacks, agreements with transit countries and relocation solutions. On the old continent, at least on a media level, the simplest solution is prevailing: crossing borders. Terrestrial borders are becoming increasingly difficult. With all due respect to EU solidarity, which should instead be a cornerstone in times of crisis.
The latest news is clear. If much of Brussels’ ability to manage illegal migration flows is at stake on the Lampedusa front, the Member States of the Union and those outside the Union have already made it clear that the path is a completely different one. There Poland has strengthened the borders with that Slovakia, restore controls despite the Schengen area. Warsaw is in the midst of an election campaign, but the message from Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is clear: “Illegal immigrants travel on the so-called Balkan route through Hungary and Slovakia, because there is no border between Poland and Slovakia, only the Schengen border”. With these words he described the reasons for the election of the CEO at a rally.
France closes its borders
There FranceIn the meantime, it has decided to station the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI) directly on the Menton border. A decision that, according to the broadcaster Europe 1, is part of a package to secure the borders with Italy and question all irregular migrants suspected of terrorism. The same media had also announced the use of drones to monitor the area between Italy and France and the arrival of a regiment of Alpine hunters, with a parallel increase in the number of men involved in Operation Sentinel. The Court of Justice of the European Union has already warned Paris that the directive on returns, in which the person arriving in the national territory has the right to “enjoy a certain period of voluntary departure from the territory”.
But the rejection of the Judge of Luxembourg does not seem to affect the Hexagon’s intervention methods too much, as it is careful not to give the impression of an overly open France. It is no coincidence that Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that no migrants from Lampedusa would be welcomed, while President Emmanuel Macron showed a more optimistic face.
Berlin is considering agreements for border controls
Also out of “solidarity” Germany There is news of tightening controls, showing that this type of move is popular regardless of political stripe. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser admitted that discussions were underway with Poland and the Czech Republic about possible “further border protection measures”. Faeser spoke about this to the newspaper “Die Welt” and emphasized the “possibility” of carrying out fixed controls for certain periods of the year.
even there SwissAlthough it is not a member of the EU, it is adapting to the new wind of European barriers. As Adnkronos reports, the Federal Office of Customs and Border Protection has decided to strengthen the border protection of the canton of Ticino, although it is aware that the route to the Swiss Confederation is currently not particularly popular with those traveling through Italy. The use of drones is currently ruled out, they explain, as most flows are carried out via normal means of transport, including trains and buses.