What the German Media Are Writing About the Possibility of Including the Western Balkans in Schengen
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The Western Balkans are being proposed to join Schengen for stability, while Germany plans to halve its quota for workers from the region, despite opposition from employers and employment agencies.
What the German Media Are Writing About the Possibility of Including the Western Balkans in Schengen
The German media write about the possibility of including the countries of the Western Balkans in the Schengen area, but also about the dispute over Berlin's plans to reduce the quota for labor migrants from the region.
"The European Union should offer the countries of the Western Balkans a plan for joining the Schengen area, a European area of free movement without border controls. This would be a welcome boost to the credibility of the EU. And since the neighbors in the Schengen area must cooperate closely in security matters, it would also be a way for the former rivals to overcome their border disputes and contribute to lasting peace," Bender points out.
The European Union should offer the countries of the Western Balkans a plan for joining the Schengen area, writes Christoph Bender, deputy president of the European Stability Initiative (ESI) think tank, in a guest commentary for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper.
The German media write about the possibility of including the countries of the Western Balkans in the Schengen area, but also about the dispute over Berlin's plans to reduce the quota for labor migrants from the region.
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