European Council President Donald Tusk called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to rein in her generous open policy to provide asylum for hundreds of thousands of migrants and “protect the external European borders decisively”.
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“During their official talks, President Zuma and Chancellor Merkel will review a wide range of bilateral, regional and worldwide issues”, said the Presidency.
What makes things problematic is that a majority of refugees haven’t registered their arrival in Europe.
However, the EU chief also said “Germany’s leadership responsibility within the EU also requires it to protect the external European borders decisively if necessary, in accordance with pan-European unity”. Greece does not have the infrastructure to cope with its influx of asylum seekers.
Addressing guests at a business dinner in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday night, he highlighted the importance of FDI in South Africa, and creating investment opportunities for investors in the country, which is viewed as a gateway to the African continent. “By this I mean that a proper control of the borders and allowing migrants to legally come from Turkey to Germany or Europe.” .
The Dublin Procedures established the principle that the first European Union country a migrant or refugee entered was the one responsible for processing their asylum claim.
“It’s not about kicking anybody out”, Wirtz said.
Merkel’s words may offer comfort to a few European leaders.
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Germany has already accepted a few 758,000 migrants since January this year. The November 2-6 Forsa poll for broadcaster RTL and Stern magazine has a margin of error of as many as 3 percentage points.
