FRONTEX chief Fabrice Leggeri says the EU cannot get rid of illegal immigrants and a more intensive expulsion policy is a necessity, otherwise the problem cannot be solved.
Although a number of immigrants who illegally entered the European Union has decreased to around 75,000 this year compared to 1.2 million in 2015, the number of those who illegally stay in the EU is constantly rising.
“If we continue to do so, we send all potential immigrants a message: Try to get to Europe at all costs because event if you are caught you have a huge chance of staying there,“ Leggeri said and also appealed to EU countries to harmonize their rules and procedures related to expulsion.
Another question to ask is where should the ships with immigrants disembark and why can’t there be some entrance center somewhere else in Europe.
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10,000 migrants arrived in Spain in October alone, setting a record high. While Italy is no longer migrants’ favored destination, Spain has become the new desired location.
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Babis got Conte and Borisov on board for his Frontex proposal
Frontex doesn’t need additional resources, its capacities are sufficient, repeated Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to the media during the EU summit in Brussels.
Babiš and Morawiecki are on the same page before EU summit
Czech PM Andrej Babiš and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki share skepticism over an enlargement of Frontex and its budget increase. During Babiš’s visit to Warsaw, they agreed on issues relating to migration as well as other topics expected at the upcoming summit.
Italy to close airports to planes carrying migrants
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini warned there would be “no airport available” for any flights transporting migrants. “We will close the airports as we closed the ports,“ he said.
It is necessary to reduce the flow of migrants
Europe is too attractive to migrants, they are coming here to fulfill the vision of a better life. But in the end, they are loyal to the original community rather than to the country that has accepted them.
Pellegrini: Salzburg negotiations were productive
Peter Pellegrini believes that while the time is short, there is no compromise on the issue of Brexit. Immigration and quotas were also discussed in Salzburg.
Babiš praised V4 cooperation and called Frontex useless
Visegrad cooperation is flawless, we are acting as a block that represents 65 million people, said PM Babiš during a meeting between the Czech and Slovak governments.
Orbán to unify Eurosceptics in the European Parliament
The Hungarian government to decide what legal action will be taken against EU sanctions. According to PM Orbán, the sanctions are revenge for his tough action against immigrants.
Thanks to the V4, we were able to reject migrant quotas
We have lost three years through pointless debate, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said in an interview before heading to Italy.
A ship carrying 177 migrants has docked in Sicily
The Italian coastguard ship Diciotti docked in the Sicilian port Catania on Monday night. The fate of 177 people on board, however, is still uncertain as Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini has not given authorization for the refugees to disembark.