The revelation of the FAZ: “Merkel wanted to shut the Balkan corridor…”

“H chancellor Merkel didn’t go very far with the strategy of the refugee crisis…
The balkan countries and Austria περιφράσσουν now the road to the north. And so Merkel will get in the end what you want”, stressed in his comment of Nicholas Μπούσε, political editor and columnist of the Frankfurter Allgmeine Zeitung.
In particular, the columnist writes: “it Is time to be more honest in the debate that is made in Germany for the refugee crisis. The German government wants undoubtedly to reduce the number of asylum seekers. To achieve this, apply here and months with a strategy which includes two elements: the cooperation with Turkey for the control of external borders and the distribution of refugees in Europe. With this chancellor, as you know, didn’t go very far. That’s why, over the last few weeks, the balkan countries are trying, under the leadership of Austria, with another strategy. Jamming the road to the north. Europe serial. And this has a greater effect in a few days than all the προσππαθεις Merkel previously. The flow of refugees has slowed and in Germany, where they reach fewer immigrants.
It’s not an ideal situation, because the biggest drawback of this solution is already displayed: a massive concentration of refugees in Greece, for which neither the country itself nor Europe was prepared for it, chance of creating new migratory routes.
The (Donald) Tusk, who in this crisis is becoming more and more personal opponent of Merkel is right: the tactics of the balkan countries is in line with the recent decisions of the E.E. to which he agreed, and Germany.
All of them are not nice, and neither is it also morally satisfying. But when the E.E. decided to stop the open-border policy, decided in favour of the stop somewhere the refugees and to prosecute them at least partially. Now this is a part of the transit route and encouraged Turkey to a new offer of cooperation with the Europeans, because the same Ankara is afraid of concentration (of refugees) within the country. Finally, Merkel can to get what he wanted because in the Balkans are taking measures”.
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