Juncker has accused the EU in the "blatant hypocrisy"
The leaders of the countries of the European Union show the hypocrisy in the issue of strengthening the protection of external borders, said the head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in conversation with the newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
He said that for more than 2 years, all the head of States and governments of EU countries campaigning To improve the protection of borders. Not So long ago, certain of the participating countries talked about the fact that the increase in border population could have a negative impact on national sovereignty.
"We say that everything is developing too fast, and the numbers are too high. This is blatant hypocrisy, " said Juncker.
according to his statement, the European Leaders all the time criticize the lack of protection of the EU borders, however, do not wish to take on their own shoulders related obligations.
"So Europe can not function. We must act quickly to be prepared and to the EU's external borders and in truth was under control. Interested member States are obliged to put aside their reservations and quickly to adopt the proposal on the protection of external borders " - quoted by Welt am Sonntag, Juncker.
in September, the Brussels-blessed proposal to strengthen the European Agency for border and coastal security (Frontex). By 2020 it is expected to provide in the hands of Frontex permanent reserve contingent of up to ten thousand people.
European border and coast guard has been functioning since October of 2016, incorporates Agency for management of EU external borders - Frontex with extended powers, as well as the national structures of member countries of the EU, responsible for border surveillance.
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