A fence must be erected on the eastern border of the EU, the chancellor told the German newspaper “Bild”: “They have to be very high, they must go very deep into the ground and they must be monitored consistently.”
Chancellor Karl Nehammer wants to see a fence similar to the one between the US and Mexico on the EU’s eastern border. At least the German newspaper “Bild” (Saturday edition) quotes him accordingly: “We need effective barriers”, demands the chancellor. “They have to be very tall, they have to go very deep into the ground and they need to be consistently monitored – technically and in terms of personnel.” Only with this “triad” is it possible to contain illegal migration.
“The head of our federal police is here right now,” adds Nehammer. “It analyzes the US border with Mexico to see what measures are working. We want to share this knowledge with other EU countries, like Bulgaria, in order to improve our protection at EU borders.” The next step is “to share this knowledge with other EU countries such as Bulgaria in order to improve our protection at EU borders”. Robust protection of the EU’s external border is “a necessary obligation for the free Schengen area and against terrorism in the EU”.
Nehammer repeatedly asked for fences
At a summit in early February, EU states agreed to improve protection of the EU’s external borders but left the way open. Nehammer repeatedly asked for fences.
Regarding the upcoming summit, Nehammer said the migration development was “definitely dramatic. And there are still an incredible number of migrants waiting on the routes. In Iran alone, there are three million Afghans who want to go to Europe Turkey earthquake area and northern Syria, where more than a million refugees from Syria live and now they’ve lost everything again.”
“The EU stands for respect for human rights”
Asylum procedures, according to the chancellor, will continue to exist. “The EU defends the observance of human rights. But, finally, one must avoid crossing several safe countries and then applying for asylum in countries with the best social systems.”
(APA)