Refugees from Syria walk on a Danish motorway to Sweden. (Reuters)
Around 60% of the refugees coming to Europe, the homeland is not fled because of war, but economic reasons. This enables Frans Timmermans in an interview with NOS. Timmermans they must be returned as soon as possible.
Timmermans is based on the latest figures from the European Frontex border guard. It is mainly refugees from countries such as Morocco and Tunisia, through Turkey, to travel to Netherlands. “These are people that you can assume that they have no reason to apply for refugee status,” said Timmermans. In order to maintain support for the reception of refugees, the Vice President of the European Commission calls for rapid expansion.
Two months
Several European leaders have indicated that Europe still has almost two months to get a handle on the enormous influx of migrants, including the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk. EU Should not it strikes, it is the free movement of goods and persons within the EU coming under. Timmermans joins Monday behind this statement: “If there is no hurry, we must go back to the introduction of internal border controls.”
The Commissioner points out the considerable economic impact of such surgery. “It can take hours, and sometimes days, cause delay to the European borders. That provides a lot of damage on the transport sector, “said Timmermans against the NIS.
No warranty
Putting an end to the Schengen zone, where 26 countries have reached agreements on the free movement of persons and goods, among other things, it offers no guaranteed solution to the migration problem, Carpenter says. “You do not know if it delivers what you want, namely:. That enter fewer refugees
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