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*** 4-Jul-18 World View -- German leaders agree to migrant refugee camps on border with Austria
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** German leaders agree to migrant refugee camps on border with Austria
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A migrant holds a sarcastic protest sign after failing to enter the EU (Reuters)
The government of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to be
near collapse on Monday, because of a challenge by the leader of
another party in her governing coalition. Horst Seehofer, leader of
the Bavarian CSU party, was demanding that Merkel agree to tough new
rules regarding migrants -- that migrants crossing the border from
Austria into Germany who are registered in another EU country will
automatically be rejected and sent back.
Since Seehofer is also Minister of the Interior, he has the power to
enforce that rule by himself, without Merkel's permission. But if he
had done so, then Merkel would have been forced to fire him, resulting
in the withdrawal of the CSU from the governing coalition, and the
collapse of Merkel's government.
This situation has resulted in a great deal of anger and shouting in
Berlin, according to reports. At one point Seehofer threatened to
resign, saying angrily, "I won’t let myself be sacked by a chancellor
whom I made chancellor in the first place," referring to the fact that
the CSU joined Merkel's governing coalition last year.
However, let's face it, Merkel and Seehofer are both politicians who
crave power, and the collapse of Merkel's government would put both of
them out of power. So a way had to be found that would save face for
both of them, and allow them both to remain in power.
The solution was a fudge, kicking the can down the road in a
remarkable manner: Germany will set up migrant refugee camps on the
border, and border controls will be set up to stop registered asylum
seekers at the border. If there's a bilateral deal with the country
of registration, the refugees will be sent back.
But here's the really amazing part: The refugee camps will be deemed
to be part of the border and not part of either country, which means
that the refugees will not be legally deemed to have crossed the
border into Germany. Germany would be allowed to expel them from
Germany because they never legally were in Germany.
This deal doesn't solve anything, but supposedly it kicks the can down
the road to the Bavarian elections in October, at which time the
government may collapse anyway. The deal may not even be legal --
officials in the European Commission have said that they'll be
reviewing it.
But we've had so many proposals for refugee camps for migrants in the
last few months, and I don't believe any of them have succeeded, so
there's no reason to believe that refugee camps on the border between
Germany and Austria will succeed either. Austria has already said
that it will refuse to take back refugees under any circumstances, and
so these new border refugee camps will presumably just become flooded
with refugees, until the government is forced to let them all go.
Whether Merkel and Seehofer have a solution to that problem remains to
be seen.
This proposal could make things worse for the entire European Union in
that it may cause a chain reaction of border closings by different
countries, essentially bringing the Schengen Zone agreement to an end.
Austria, Italy and the Czech Republic have already threatened to
introduce controls on their borders in response to the new German
plan. Handelsblatt (Germany) and Reuters and Irish Times and Sky News
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**** Egypt refuses to build refugee camps for migrants deported from Europe
****
It was just a few days ago that a summit of EU leaders came up with a
plan for "Regional Disembarkation Platforms." These would be, once
again, migrant refugee camps. But this time, they would be located in
countries in northern Africa, away from the EU. ( "30-Jun-18 World View -- EU leaders agree on fantasy migration plan after all-night meeting"
)
The idea is that migrants would be rescued from drowning in the
Mediterranean Sea, but instead of being taken to Italy or another EU
country, they would be taken to a Disembarkation Platforms in northern
Africa. Their asylum requests would be processed, and if rejected
they would be sent back to the countries of origin.
Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia immediately announced that they would not
permit Disembarkation Platforms to be hosted on their soil, and on
Tuesday, Egypt announced that it would not permit them in Egypt.
Egyptian Parliament Speaker Ali Abdul Aal said:
<QUOTE>"EU reception facilities for migrants in Egypt would
violate the laws and constitutions of our country. Our capacities
are already utilized today; therefore, it is important that Egypt
receives support from Germany and the EU."<END QUOTE>
The same EU Summit meeting also agreed to set up "Controlled Centers"
in EU countries, "on a voluntary basis." Once again, this would just
be another name for a migrant refugee camps. France and Austria
immediately announced that they would not be willing to host
Controlled Centers on their soil.
There have been many proposals in recent weeks, in Europe and the
United States, and these proposals all have some kind of refugee camp
or refugee prison or refugee detention center as a core proposal.
These proposals always result in enormous national and international
outrage, as well as political chaos. It remains to be seen if any of
them will work. Middle East Monitor and Reuters
Related Articles:
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Germany, Angela Merkel,
Horst Seehofer, Bavaria, CSU, Austria,
Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Schengen Zone
Disembarkation Platforms, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia,
Egypt, Ali Abdul Aal, Controlled Centers, France
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- German leaders agree to migrant refugee camps on border with Austria
- Egypt refuses to build refugee camps for migrants deported from Europe
****
**** German leaders agree to migrant refugee camps on border with Austria
****
A migrant holds a sarcastic protest sign after failing to enter the EU (Reuters)
The government of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to be
near collapse on Monday, because of a challenge by the leader of
another party in her governing coalition. Horst Seehofer, leader of
the Bavarian CSU party, was demanding that Merkel agree to tough new
rules regarding migrants -- that migrants crossing the border from
Austria into Germany who are registered in another EU country will
automatically be rejected and sent back.
Since Seehofer is also Minister of the Interior, he has the power to
enforce that rule by himself, without Merkel's permission. But if he
had done so, then Merkel would have been forced to fire him, resulting
in the withdrawal of the CSU from the governing coalition, and the
collapse of Merkel's government.
This situation has resulted in a great deal of anger and shouting in
Berlin, according to reports. At one point Seehofer threatened to
resign, saying angrily, "I won’t let myself be sacked by a chancellor
whom I made chancellor in the first place," referring to the fact that
the CSU joined Merkel's governing coalition last year.
However, let's face it, Merkel and Seehofer are both politicians who
crave power, and the collapse of Merkel's government would put both of
them out of power. So a way had to be found that would save face for
both of them, and allow them both to remain in power.
The solution was a fudge, kicking the can down the road in a
remarkable manner: Germany will set up migrant refugee camps on the
border, and border controls will be set up to stop registered asylum
seekers at the border. If there's a bilateral deal with the country
of registration, the refugees will be sent back.
But here's the really amazing part: The refugee camps will be deemed
to be part of the border and not part of either country, which means
that the refugees will not be legally deemed to have crossed the
border into Germany. Germany would be allowed to expel them from
Germany because they never legally were in Germany.
This deal doesn't solve anything, but supposedly it kicks the can down
the road to the Bavarian elections in October, at which time the
government may collapse anyway. The deal may not even be legal --
officials in the European Commission have said that they'll be
reviewing it.
But we've had so many proposals for refugee camps for migrants in the
last few months, and I don't believe any of them have succeeded, so
there's no reason to believe that refugee camps on the border between
Germany and Austria will succeed either. Austria has already said
that it will refuse to take back refugees under any circumstances, and
so these new border refugee camps will presumably just become flooded
with refugees, until the government is forced to let them all go.
Whether Merkel and Seehofer have a solution to that problem remains to
be seen.
This proposal could make things worse for the entire European Union in
that it may cause a chain reaction of border closings by different
countries, essentially bringing the Schengen Zone agreement to an end.
Austria, Italy and the Czech Republic have already threatened to
introduce controls on their borders in response to the new German
plan. Handelsblatt (Germany) and Reuters and Irish Times and Sky News
****
**** Egypt refuses to build refugee camps for migrants deported from Europe
****
It was just a few days ago that a summit of EU leaders came up with a
plan for "Regional Disembarkation Platforms." These would be, once
again, migrant refugee camps. But this time, they would be located in
countries in northern Africa, away from the EU. ( "30-Jun-18 World View -- EU leaders agree on fantasy migration plan after all-night meeting"
)
The idea is that migrants would be rescued from drowning in the
Mediterranean Sea, but instead of being taken to Italy or another EU
country, they would be taken to a Disembarkation Platforms in northern
Africa. Their asylum requests would be processed, and if rejected
they would be sent back to the countries of origin.
Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia immediately announced that they would not
permit Disembarkation Platforms to be hosted on their soil, and on
Tuesday, Egypt announced that it would not permit them in Egypt.
Egyptian Parliament Speaker Ali Abdul Aal said:
<QUOTE>"EU reception facilities for migrants in Egypt would
violate the laws and constitutions of our country. Our capacities
are already utilized today; therefore, it is important that Egypt
receives support from Germany and the EU."<END QUOTE>
The same EU Summit meeting also agreed to set up "Controlled Centers"
in EU countries, "on a voluntary basis." Once again, this would just
be another name for a migrant refugee camps. France and Austria
immediately announced that they would not be willing to host
Controlled Centers on their soil.
There have been many proposals in recent weeks, in Europe and the
United States, and these proposals all have some kind of refugee camp
or refugee prison or refugee detention center as a core proposal.
These proposals always result in enormous national and international
outrage, as well as political chaos. It remains to be seen if any of
them will work. Middle East Monitor and Reuters
Related Articles:
- EU leaders agree on fantasy migration plan after all-night meeting (30-Jun-2018)
- Europe and North America overwhelmed by growing migration crisis (21-Jun-2018)
- Desperate European Union considers 'Disembarkation Platforms' for migrants (23-Jun-2018)
- Italy begs for help after 12,000 migrants arrive in four days (30-Jun-2017)
- France, Italy have bitter feud over migrants as quota system collapses (16-Jun-2015)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Germany, Angela Merkel,
Horst Seehofer, Bavaria, CSU, Austria,
Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Schengen Zone
Disembarkation Platforms, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia,
Egypt, Ali Abdul Aal, Controlled Centers, France
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