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The range of assessments of events in the media is wide: from sympathy for the migrants who have become the “hybrid weapon of war” of the Belarusian dictator, to support for the border services of Lithuania, Poland and Latvia. , the success of which will depend on the number of people arriving in Germany.
Because no one even doubts that the final destination of these migrants is Germany. According to an analysis of illegal immigration received from German security services by the daily Die Welt, “Germany has already seen an increase in the number of illegal immigrants entering the EU through Belarus.”
This year, the police have identified some 250 “smugglers”. All those who entered illegally applied for asylum.
“According to a confidential analysis document, this ‘secondary migration’ through Poland to Germany took place mainly by car and truck; the drivers were “in some cases citizens of Georgia and Syria,” Die Welt said.
Migrants filmed for advertising their illegal business
Most of the detainees had travel passports issued by Iraq, while others explained to the federal police that their identity documents had been confiscated by smugglers or Lithuanian services.
Finally, “cases have been identified in which the passports of Iraqi citizens have been sewn onto the clothing of migrants.”
In Germany, Iraqis interviewed by police said that “during the journey from Minsk to the Belarusian border region, they were accompanied by men dressed in black, some armed and disguised. The vehicles used did not have license plates or other markings and the windows were tinted. ‘
Furthermore, “some detainees said that the smugglers, after landing them in Germany, filmed and demanded to say ‘I am in Germany’, while others had to become self-sufficient when they reached their destination in Germany.”
“This was probably done for the ‘publicity’ of a criminal human trafficking organization,” Die Welt said in an internal security analysis.
Everything will depend on the success of the border guards of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
The analysis predicts that “arrival in Germany will largely depend on Belarusian pressure on neighboring EU countries and the success of border police measures in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. Most of the migrants and refugees from Belarus who have arrived illegally in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland do not seek to stay there permanently, ”the newspaper quoted the document as saying.
According to the EU border guard agency Frontex, there are currently between 3,000 and 11,000 Iraqis in Belarus.
Die Welt recalls that Germany is “the target of many people who have entered the EU illegally from Belarus simply because it has the highest number of Iraqi citizens in Europe (220,778, 25,896 in Sweden)”.
Even in 2020, when mobility was severely restricted by the coronavirus, more than 100,000 people applied for asylum in Germany, in other words, a sizeable city. At the end of July this year, there were 72,000 such applicants, compared to 12,000 in July alone, ”writes Die Welt.
As Bundestag Elections Approach, Migration Issue Is Avoided
A new wave of migration to Germany could significantly overwhelm party positions in the battle for seats in the upcoming Bundestag elections, to be held on September 26. Until now, the issue of migration has been avoided as much as possible in partisan public debates and pre-election speeches by chancellor candidates.
Although, according to population surveys, the issue of migration is one of the main concerns of citizens: there are legitimate fears about how long the social system will resist new recipients of social benefits, fears of expansion of parallel societies and a narrow integration into both the culture and the labor market, due to the growing shortage of apartments and the corresponding increase in rental prices (after all, a big city comes to the country every year!), and finally, due to decreased security in the country.
Germans should be reassured by the daily news that the European Court of Human Rights has allowed countries on the eastern periphery of Europe to not allow asylum seekers to enter their territory through Belarus. The ECHR ruled in favor of migrants trapped on the Polish-Belarusian border and a group of Iraqis trapped on the border with Latvia with the help of migration supporters.
The Strasbourg court ordered the governments of Warsaw and Riga to take relief measures: food, water, clothing, medical care and, if possible, temporary accommodation.
At the same time, it declares that States have the right to control the presence of foreigners in their territories and the expulsion of such persons in accordance with generally accepted norms of international law and their obligations, including those related to the European Convention on Human Rights, Die Welt reports.
The EU should make it clear that what passes through Belarus will not be granted asylum
The reaction of German readers to the articles on the efforts of Lithuania and Poland to prevent the admission of immigrants from Belarus is unequivocal: gratitude. According to a Die Welt reader, “Poland and Lithuania comply with the Schengen Agreement and the commitment to protect the EU’s external border. They deserve thanks for that. “
“It just came to our notice then. And so on, Lithuania! And so on, Greece! Thank you so much for protecting our borders!” We sincerely thank the registered readers of Die Welt.
Many commentators, realizing that migration will not stop, criticize the indecisive behavior of the leaders of the European Union. As in this comment, the author who doubts whether the migrants will be detained on the border with Belarus for a long time: “1. Lukashenko has time and autumn and winter are approaching. 2. There will be some heartbreaking images with women and children. 3. It will be in Germany after the elections. 4. Unlike Alesia, there is now no Julius Caesar in Europe to close the gate (reference to the 18 km double wall with fortifications built by order of the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar in 52 BC against the city of Alesia – ed .) 5 . To these miserable situations there will be a “European solution” that will follow 6. The vast majority of immigrants will sooner or later end up in Germany. “
“Migration will be a problem for any country with a good social system,” said a reader of the left-wing weekly Die Zeit after August 22. Johanna Roth’s report from Vydėnai and Rūdninkai, where the journalist spoke with locals and migrants.
Many Die Zeit readers criticize responsible European Union politicians for “confusing the right to political asylum with de facto immigration” and are reluctant to openly acknowledge it and change policies accordingly.
And Lukashenko’s cynical game with migrants could end, according to a Die Zeit reader, very simply: the EU should simply communicate very clearly and strongly: anyone who tries to enter the EU illegally through Belarus will not be able to. apply for asylum. Of course, this does not apply to Belarusian citizens.
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