Netherlands seems hardly to say something in the asylum crisis. But Rutte save starring in Merkel behind the scenes.
The European Union leaders (EU) coming Monday, March 7th again in Brussels in an effort to curb the mass immigration to Europe. It is already the ninth EU summit since June last year when immigration for the first time explicitly on the agenda.
Ten days later sit the 28 heads of government in Brussels again for immigratietop number ten. Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), which often takes the lead in Europe, hammering at those summits becoming a European solution. But since June 2015 it has come to be increasingly isolated. Immigrants keep coming and more and more countries implement national policies instead of Merkel’s “European solutions”. Only Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) seems able to save her.
Clingendael
During the euro crisis, wrote Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung al: ‘the Netherlands is our only friend. “even still have only one partner in the immigration crisis Germany seems. Last Sunday, Merkel said on German television: “The Dutch EU Presidency and the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte help me greatly in the implementation of the EU-Turkey agenda.”
It underlines what is invisible: Rutte plays as temporary president of the European Union a leading role in efforts to reduce the number of immigrants. “We’re been back path as a European player,” says Adriaan Schout, head of the European Studies program of think tank Clingendael.
has started since the asylum crisis puts Merkel in a European border control, reception immigrants in Turkey, Greece and Italy and distribution of immigrants from hotspots in Southern Europe and Turkey all Schengen countries through a compulsory quota system.
at the EU summits led this approach to conflict. The Visegrádlanden (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia) do not want Muslim immigrants and therefore no quota system. Italy and especially Greece do not want European border control and fear that hotspots lead to permanent immigrants face in their countries. Turkey, which is home to millions of immigrants, does not want the border closes to Europe.
Meanwhile, Hungary built a border fence. A domino effect ensued. Almost all Schengen countries conducted limited or full border control.
Key
This seemed Brussels consult powerless meetings. Rutte supported the line-Merkel for European solutions, others half-heartedly agreed with it in the meantime there to take national measures. ‘The Netherlands will definitely monitor the free trade and the tighter the limits, the harder it is to come back from there. Meanwhile, we find the deterrent policies of other countries fine. We are geographically at the end of the immigration line, “says Schulz.
For example, the Netherlands occupies a middle position. It is in favor of a European solution, and it has no objection to border fences in Southeast Europe. Moreover, the European Council President Donald Tusk was mainly concerned with a possible Brexit and has only a small staff, and President Jean-Claude Juncker executor of decisions of the Government. Schout: “There is a leadership vacuum.”
So the key is in the hands of EU president Rutte Schout:.” He is a big part of his time on this dossier busy. Everything is so together for Netherlands. Rutte is experienced and socially, and the Netherlands has excellent diplomatic service. After the Netherlands are the small, inexperienced countries Slovakia and Malta and non-Schengenland UK chairman. It has to happen now. “
reddertje
Rutte announced January 20 that the number of immigrants to be substantially reduced within six to eight weeks. After the next two EU summits are eight weeks passed . from a reduced inflow is no question yet. However there is a stake-fire in Syria and directed the UNHCR refugee camps in. Greece after heavy pressure from Germany and mediation Rutte EU and NATO border checks accepted. in Italy Greece built shelter hotspots. Turkey seems again after mediation by Rutte, to finally work on stopping immigrants.
Some things go slowly, “said Merkel. “There are many conflicting interests in Europe. But it is my duty to do all I can to ensure that Europe can find a common way to get out of here.
Rutte is taking her Macher . he succeeds, he gets what he wants: open borders and less immigrants. And he says Schulz, the ‘reddertje Merkel.
Rutte chess on two EU signs
Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD) for the ‘German’ European measures to reduce immigration and national interventions. He wrote Monday on Facebook: “This joint (European) agreements are good. But the number of people crossing from Turkey to Greece, is still too high. Therefore understandably taken additional border measures by several countries. At the border between Macedonia and Greece, and the limited admission of refugees in Austria. Netherlands has itself stepped up mobile border controls.
Elsevier number 9, March 5, 2016
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