EU summit: Chancellor duel for Migration

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In Brussels, the views of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Austrian Sebastian clashed Briefly in the migration policy. Christoph Hasselbach reports from the EU summit.

Also, the colour sharply separated: Angela Merkel, and Sebastian Kurz

Is to foreclose the magic word. Of refugee distribution, the speech is hardly. Long, the German head of government Angela Merkel had called for a distribution to all EU member States according to fixed quotas. She does it even now, don’t know, however, that it arrives against the fierce resistance in many EU countries.

The Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz, the country has in this half of the year, the presidency of the Council of Ministers, which comes just at the right time. At the target, “namely, that after the rescue in the Mediterranean sea, the people, not to Europe, but returned,” you already come a lot further: “If you break up out of Egypt, you will be charged according to the rescue to Egypt. If you leave from Libya, will be more and more rescued by the Libyan coast guard and reset. And the same we want to make sure anywhere. Because the destroyed the business model of the tractor, makes sure that no one is more on the way, and ensures that the Drowning is coming to an end in the Mediterranean sea at last.”

Migrants should not come to Europe for a majority of the EU is now calling heads of government

At the same time, the internal strife in the EU will reduce the refugee distribution to the extent that the inflow is decreasing. He, too, was in favour of European solidarity, but it could look “very different”, in other words: You can also give money or equipment for border security. This is pretty much the opposite of what it wanted to Merkel so far. Just a month ago you had said at an EU summit in Salzburg: “It may well be that each of us can choose what he wants to do.” Also now in Brussels did not change Merkel’s opinion, apparently, because she said then: “I believe that we make it so easy.” This “work” still needed to be further worked.

UN: EU should not make refugees the scapegoats

Chancellor Short-has established itself as the issue of Migration long ago in opposition to Merkel and the leader of the opponents of a distribution. Among them is also Poland. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is thrilled. “It shows that you have understood, in what directions, the whole of the EU should now go,” agreed Morawiecki, the notions of Short.

However, not everyone believes that it really works so well, how Short it is. As Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said, as good as he’d hoped, the cooperation with Egypt flap. And to the common objective of the EU to create landing centres for rescued migrants outside of the EU, he said: “Everyone finds it a great idea, but nobody wants them.” However, it has been explained so far, in spite of all the good words and financial incentives from Brussels, no country is ready for it.

The EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini draws the eye, meanwhile, on the cooperation with the countries of origin in Africa. This is a “partnership among equals”. And it was “exactly the qualitative change we need in Africa. Africa is our closest neighbour, and this is a strategic investment for the coming years.” The summit has also decided to Meet at the end of February with the States of the Arab League, to fight together against illegal immigration.

Europe is in a state of siege? The UN high Commissioner for refugees, called this interpretation is totally unrealistic

The main thrust of the EU the issue of Migration is, according to Filippo Grandi, the UN high Commissioner for refugee questions, but completely wrong. “The Tenor of the political debate – it is painted a picture of Europe under siege – is not only unhelpful, he also has to do with the reality of the lowest,” – said in a statement Grandis: “We must not forget that it is about human lives. A debate is welcome, but to make refugees and migrants for political goals, the scapegoat, is not it.”