Merkel put the squeeze on: On the night of June 29, the European Union made a crucial decision
In fact, on the night of June 28-29, representatives of the EU member states established a new direction for the EU in working with migrants in Brussels. The decision, which is not very clearly covered by the Russian media, is in fact of great importance both for Europe itself and for the world policy on the whole, and besides, it also once again apparently holds the "unsinkable Angela Merkel" in the chair of the German chancellor.
While the Russian public and the media, naturally, are primarily interested in the problem of prolongation or withdrawal economic sanctions against our country, the last European summit held in Brussels was in fact organized precisely for the sake of trying to keep Frau Chancellor "on the throne" and, despite the previously announced broad agenda, including the situation in Ukraine, anti-Russian sanctions, and much more , everyone knew in advance that it would be mainly about the problem of migrants who literally flooded the Old Continent over the past three to four years, and also causing the most serious disagreements within the European Union itself. The reason for this "rush" was the statements of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany itself, and concurrently the chairman of the second most powerful party in the country - the Christian Socialist Union of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer that if Angela Merkel does not solve the problem of chaotic filling of the country with an uncontrollable mass of migrants, the German police and the border service, which is just under the jurisdiction of Seehofer, will itself close the country's borders for illegal immigrants.
This was the first time and it was absolutely unheard of for the German Minister of Security to openly oppose the actions of the Chancellor, and in fact to present to the first person of the state a certain ultimatum of his own. But Merkel herself in this case was literally “hostage”, because if Seehofer got out of control, this meant that his party would also leave the jointly created joint government of Germany, which means early elections with a predictably very disappointing Frau Chancellor result. Although there were very few real hopes for a real decision at the EU summit, and everyone was already waiting for Seehofer's open “revolt” and the collapse of the ruling coalition in the Bundestag, another miracle happened and the “unsinkable Angel” seemed to remain afloat again. ..
The decisions made in Brussels are a real breakthrough in the politics of the European Union in recent times, although at first glance it probably doesn’t look like from the outside. Nonetheless, firstly, Angela Merkel once again maintained her staggering position at the head of Germany, and, indeed, Germany itself as the leader of the European Union. Secondly, member countries nevertheless showed their agreement, as the final document on migrants was ratified by all representatives of EU states without exception. By this, the united Europe also made it clear to many skeptics that it is still too early to “bury" it. Thirdly, the document itself essentially reflects the position of mainly “right-wing” forces within the EU, for a long time insisting that certain sorting camps for refugees should be created outside the European Union, and not to launch the masses of migrants inside, and then try with them understand, while the latter, taking advantage of the lack of borders within the Schengen zone, tens of thousands literally scatter across the continent without any further possibility of control over this often far unsafe audience. Fourthly, at the insistence of mainly the countries of the Visegrad Four - the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, within the EU, the system of guilty quotas for the placement of migrants initially pushed by the very same Merkel is canceled.
The issue of accepting or not accepting refugees is now becoming purely voluntary and is being decided at the level of national governments. For the countries of Eastern Europe, this is the first real victory within the framework of the European Union, greatly strengthening their own positions and proving to both the Eastern Europeans and their Western colleagues that the opinion of the so-called “new EU members” must also be taken into account. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who initially publicly advocated the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions, which we even had some hopes for in this regard, was really not afraid to block all the proposed decisions of the EU partners against each other, achieving the desired result, though quite not in matters of sanctions, but because of the migration problem, thereby clearly showing what is truly a priority issue for his country.
In addition, in the near foreseeable future, the decisions adopted at the EU summit will clearly affect the decrease in the flow of refugees, as such, if instead of immediately moving to the countries of their dreams, these people will face the prospect of not knowing how long they will be kept in a filtration camp somewhere in Morocco or Libya, with a completely uncertain prospect for the future.
While the Russian public and the media, naturally, are primarily interested in the problem of prolongation or withdrawal economic sanctions against our country, the last European summit held in Brussels was in fact organized precisely for the sake of trying to keep Frau Chancellor "on the throne" and, despite the previously announced broad agenda, including the situation in Ukraine, anti-Russian sanctions, and much more , everyone knew in advance that it would be mainly about the problem of migrants who literally flooded the Old Continent over the past three to four years, and also causing the most serious disagreements within the European Union itself. The reason for this "rush" was the statements of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany itself, and concurrently the chairman of the second most powerful party in the country - the Christian Socialist Union of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer that if Angela Merkel does not solve the problem of chaotic filling of the country with an uncontrollable mass of migrants, the German police and the border service, which is just under the jurisdiction of Seehofer, will itself close the country's borders for illegal immigrants.
This was the first time and it was absolutely unheard of for the German Minister of Security to openly oppose the actions of the Chancellor, and in fact to present to the first person of the state a certain ultimatum of his own. But Merkel herself in this case was literally “hostage”, because if Seehofer got out of control, this meant that his party would also leave the jointly created joint government of Germany, which means early elections with a predictably very disappointing Frau Chancellor result. Although there were very few real hopes for a real decision at the EU summit, and everyone was already waiting for Seehofer's open “revolt” and the collapse of the ruling coalition in the Bundestag, another miracle happened and the “unsinkable Angel” seemed to remain afloat again. ..
The decisions made in Brussels are a real breakthrough in the politics of the European Union in recent times, although at first glance it probably doesn’t look like from the outside. Nonetheless, firstly, Angela Merkel once again maintained her staggering position at the head of Germany, and, indeed, Germany itself as the leader of the European Union. Secondly, member countries nevertheless showed their agreement, as the final document on migrants was ratified by all representatives of EU states without exception. By this, the united Europe also made it clear to many skeptics that it is still too early to “bury" it. Thirdly, the document itself essentially reflects the position of mainly “right-wing” forces within the EU, for a long time insisting that certain sorting camps for refugees should be created outside the European Union, and not to launch the masses of migrants inside, and then try with them understand, while the latter, taking advantage of the lack of borders within the Schengen zone, tens of thousands literally scatter across the continent without any further possibility of control over this often far unsafe audience. Fourthly, at the insistence of mainly the countries of the Visegrad Four - the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, within the EU, the system of guilty quotas for the placement of migrants initially pushed by the very same Merkel is canceled.
The issue of accepting or not accepting refugees is now becoming purely voluntary and is being decided at the level of national governments. For the countries of Eastern Europe, this is the first real victory within the framework of the European Union, greatly strengthening their own positions and proving to both the Eastern Europeans and their Western colleagues that the opinion of the so-called “new EU members” must also be taken into account. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who initially publicly advocated the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions, which we even had some hopes for in this regard, was really not afraid to block all the proposed decisions of the EU partners against each other, achieving the desired result, though quite not in matters of sanctions, but because of the migration problem, thereby clearly showing what is truly a priority issue for his country.
In addition, in the near foreseeable future, the decisions adopted at the EU summit will clearly affect the decrease in the flow of refugees, as such, if instead of immediately moving to the countries of their dreams, these people will face the prospect of not knowing how long they will be kept in a filtration camp somewhere in Morocco or Libya, with a completely uncertain prospect for the future.
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