Europe helpless in the crisis between Poland and Belarus

What happens between Poland and Belarus

Following the injuries suffered by a Polish officer in the clashes on the Polish-Belarusian border, Polish border guards were given permission to use tear gas and water cannons to ward off the migrant crowd using stones. and sticks against the police in order to be able to enter Europe illegally.

Although the Polish authorities have warned about the use of force, if the regulatory provisions are not respected.

Now, one cannot fail to note that the fact that the Polish executive intends to consult NATO to tackle the migration crisis demonstrates the total absence of Europe, once again unable to find a shared solution.

On the contrary, this migration crisis should be an opportunity for the European Union to demonstrate its cohesion and its ability to solve the migration problem in a collegial way.

The absence of such a decision has inexorably forced the Polish authorities to militarily strengthen the border which is manned by 20,000 members of the police, border guard and army to deal with around 4000 migrants who are currently stranded along the border. border.

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This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/unione-europea-crisi-migranti-polonia-bielorussia/ on Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:38:30 +0000.