Dispute over refugees splits European Union
Italy's strategy, the European partners through the issuance of visas for thousands of illegal immigrants put under pressure not worked out. Europe's interior minister granted the Italian government on Monday at the EU Council in Luxembourg, a clear rejection. Rather, the countries bordering the border barriers again lower than Rome now to take on a voluntary basis refugees from North Africa. "Italy has its responsibilities," said Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich (CSU), also Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter stated: ".. Italy is a great country that can still have something to show good will"
The meeting in Luxembourg, which was marked by long and sometimes heated discussions between Italy's Interior Minister Roberto Maroni and his colleagues were accusations by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to the other European governments preceded it. It should "not selfish response" to the "human tsunami" type, because it constitutes a "European problem," said the Italian prime minister. His government had earlier announced that some 23,000 refugees who arrived in recent weeks from Tunisia to Italy, fixed term, to continue the journey in the Schengen area visas to qualifying.
Rome do so "manifestly incompatible with the purpose that people stay in Italy, but that they can leave Italy," said Frederick on. The country is contrary to "the spirit of Schengen. Agreement concluded in 1995 now allowed in 22 EU countries to travel without passport checks.
Alexander Dobrindt, general secretary of the CSU, warned in an interview with "World Online" warning that "border control will be returned if Italy does not respect the rules." Germany can not be attached under pressure. Italy continues its course of confrontation continued unfazed. The granting of the visa is not contrary to EU law, Maroni. The minister turned even the Union itself in question, it made no sense to be part of the EU, save the banks, but not a country in trouble help.
According to information of "World Online" consider Germany and France, before the forthcoming European Council of heads of government in June to amend the Schengen agreements to launch. From EU circles rumored, Berlin and Paris wanted to expand the clauses that allow the Member States of the brief introduction of border controls. This would now like Italy can be avoided in future cases. Also hoped that such an option, to prevent a possible suction effect for refugees. Germany and France had taken shortly before Christmas, a common Schengen initiative. Since then, the planned accession of Romania and Bulgaria is on hold.
# # # the352,the354,the356,the358,the360,the362,the364,the366,the3com,the370,the372,the3and,the376,the378,the380,the3com,the384,the386,the388,the390,the3and,the394,the3com,the398,the400,the402,the404,the406,the408,the410,the4com,the414,the4and,the4fors,the420,the422,the4and,the4com,the428,the430,the432,the4com,the436,the438,the440,the4and,the444,the446,the448,the450,the452,the454,the456,the458,the460,the462,the464,the466,the4com,the470,the472,the4and,the476,the478,the480,the4com,the484,the486,the488,the490,the4and,the494,the4com,the498,the500,the502,the504,the506,the508,the510,the5com,the514,the5and,the5fors,the520,the522,the5and,the5com,the528,the530,the532,the5com,the536,the538,the540,the5and,the544,the546,the548,the550,the552,the554,the556,the558,the560,the562,the564,the566,the5com,the570,the572,the5and,the576,the578,the580,the5com,the584,the586,the588,the590,the5and,the594,the5com,the598,the600,the602,the604,the606,the608,the610,the6com,the614,the6and,the6fors,the620,the622,the6and,the6com,the628,the630,the632,the6com,the636,the638,the640,the6and,the644,the646,the648,the650,the652,the654,the656,the658,the660,the662,the664,the666,the6com,the670,the672,the6and,the676,the678,the680,the6com,the684,the686,the688,the690,the6and,the694,the6com,the698,the700,the702,the704,the706,the708,the710,the7com,the714,the7and,the7fors,the720,the722,the7and,the7com,the728,the730,the732,the7com,the736,the738,the740,the7and,the744,the746,the748
