Posted on 01/12/2017 5:32:41 PM PST by Olog-hai
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged EU nations to work together to improve security across the bloc by increasing the exchange of data and creating a register of people entering and leaving the Schengen area, a European visa-free travel zone.
Everyone sees the urgency and everyone knows that if we do not succeed, each country will introduce its own border controls and free movement wont be possible, Merkel told a joint press conference with Luxembourgs prime minister, Xavier Bettel.
It makes me optimistic that a lot of countries have sadly had the experience that terrorism is a big challenge for all of us and only cross-border cooperation in the Schengen area will help us, Merkel added.
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I can’t believe Europeans aren’t up in arms against leaders like Merkel.
I give massive kudos to Great Britain.
Next!
This is a modified version of the German plan to fully integrate the EU (no borders, no countries). Now it will be “cross-border” security. Germany tried two world wars and the EU constitution. Germany still wants to be as close as it can to being synonymous with Earth.
I think we should consider statehood for some eastern European countries; Hungary, etc as their best hope and our chance to add more freedom-loving voters.
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