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Immigration: Macron wants a Schengen reform without modifying the return directive

2022-01-20T17:56:29.743Z


Many are those who wonder about this “late conversion” of the president to a policy of firmness on sovereign subjects.


A reform of the Schengen area with new border protection mechanisms.

This Wednesday, putting on his new clothes as President of the EU for six months, during his speech before the European Parliament, the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, reaffirmed his desire to tackle the subject of migration, a matter

of "not not submit to the choice of others

.

"First, to regain control of borders and our space

," he said.

According to him,

“we have made a lot of progress with the ongoing reinforcement of Frontex and the French presidency will carry out a reform of the Schengen area which is the condition for respecting its original promise of an area of ​​free movement.”

A policy of firmness

In his view, it is a question of

"protecting our external borders, including by developing an intergovernmental rapid intervention force"

And of

"acting on a shared welcome of solidarity between the Member States, as we have done between 2018 and 2021”

Finally, it is necessary, he says, to

“build…

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Source: lefigaro

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