Paslode
12-11-2015, 07:14
Kind of interesting, the Europeans never liked the Berlin Wall and now it looks like they want to erect a wall.
The move would arguably represent the biggest transfer of sovereignty since the creation of the single currency.
Against the backdrop of a crisis that has seen 1.2m migrants reach Europe this year, the European Commission will unveil plans next week to replace the Frontex border agency with a permanent border force and coastguard — deployed with the final say of the commission, according to EU officials and documents seen by the Financial Times.
The blueprint represents a last-ditch attempt to save the Schengen passport-free travel zone, by introducing the kind of common border policing repeatedly demanded by Paris and Berlin. Britain and Ireland have opt-outs from EU migration policy, and would not be obliged to take part in the scheme.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/463ca298-9f5c-11e5-beba-5e33e2b79e46.html#axzz3u172JwSG
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-10/ft-shocker-eu-unveils-standing-border-force-will-act-even-if-government-objects
The move would arguably represent the biggest transfer of sovereignty since the creation of the single currency.
Against the backdrop of a crisis that has seen 1.2m migrants reach Europe this year, the European Commission will unveil plans next week to replace the Frontex border agency with a permanent border force and coastguard — deployed with the final say of the commission, according to EU officials and documents seen by the Financial Times.
The blueprint represents a last-ditch attempt to save the Schengen passport-free travel zone, by introducing the kind of common border policing repeatedly demanded by Paris and Berlin. Britain and Ireland have opt-outs from EU migration policy, and would not be obliged to take part in the scheme.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/463ca298-9f5c-11e5-beba-5e33e2b79e46.html#axzz3u172JwSG
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-10/ft-shocker-eu-unveils-standing-border-force-will-act-even-if-government-objects