5 hours agoTerrorist attacks in Europe, tougher measures proposed
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)European leaders proposed tightening the external borders of the Schengen area in the EU in response to a series of terrorist attacks carried out by Islamic extremists. The announcement came following talks held between leaders of France, Austria, Germany and the European Union over the terrorist threat in Europe. The meeting was organised by French President Emmanuel [...]
The meeting was organised by French President Emmanuel Macron and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, whose countries were targeted by deadly Islamic attacks in recent weeks. Macron called for a quick and co-ordinated response and said residence permits issued by European states had been exploited by persons with evil intentions.
“The space of the Schengen free movement is one of the main achievements of Europe's construction, but the promise of free movement through our internal borders relates to the promise of preserving and ensuring security on external borders. This second promise has not been fully fulfilled and our peoples cannot accept keeping the borders open unless we reform the Schengen area”, Macron said.
Merkel, in turn, said it is extremely important to know who enters and who exits the Schengen area.
We need to implement all the things we talked about earlier. I want to mention the entry system in the Schengen area, which will be ready in 2022. It is extremely important to know who comes in and out of the Schengen area”, the German Chancellor underlined.
A week ago, a 20-year-old Austrian native of Northern Macedonia killed 4 people in the capital Vienna. And in France last month, an Islamic extremist took the lives of three people in one Nica church, and another beheaded one teacher in Paris after he had told the Caricature students of the Prophet Muhammad. /A2
