Παρασκευή 12 Φεβρουαρίου 2016

AP: Prepare to close the border

AP: Prepare to close the border



The European Union countries are prepared to limit travel without a passport by introducing a temporary regulation imposing controls at various borders for over two years because of the refugee crisis, according to EU documents who has seen the Associated Press.

The documents show that EU policy actors preparing to use a special regulation, recognizing that Greece invoke Article 26 permits has failed to protect the borders (SS to maintain checks at various borders for up to two years).

EU official documents showed the AP in the anonymity. Greek officials have refused to make any comment.

On Friday, EU Member They recognized that the overall functioning of Schengen at risk and called on Greece to do more to address the refugee crisis.

Europeans inspectors visited places in the Greek border in November and gave Athens until early May to enhance the border management on the islands. Two evaluations were forwarded to the Greek government in early January showed that Athens has made progress, but noted "significant shortcomings" in the management of migration flows.

But asylum seekers continue to come at a rate ten times higher compared to January 2015, the European countries are reluctant to withdraw their temporary border controls. And if you keep them without approval of EU officials They fear that the whole idea of ​​free zone can be refuted.

Memorandum drawn from official Dutch Presidency meeting of justice and interior ministers last month, showed that they have decided to recognize that Greece failed to upgrade the border guard as the "only way" to extend Europe border controls. The official noted that agreed to invoke Article 26 of the Schengen Treaty.

"Without a decline in migratory pressure and the time it ends, our ministers agreed that the only way to go beyond the maximum time limit beyond which they can maintain these controls is to adopt a Commission Recommendation under Article 26 of Schengen "wrote the officer in mail that has seen the AP.

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