The conversion of this country to a shelter and for illegal migrants that rich European countries do not want an additional security challenge in its territory, but also a political problem for BiH. BiH residents expect European friends to help them stabilize the country and its joining the Union
After several months, the process of approving the agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Frontex was finally unlocked, which should result in European police officers along BiH’s border in an attempt to prevent illegal migration.
The agreement is long “acidically” in the Presidency of BiH. It is not clear to anyone why because the arrival of Frontex is one of the few issues about which in time the largest institutional and political crisis in BiH did not exist in BiH, writes the Večernji list. There were disagreements about whom Frontex would work directly because part of the border space, along with the BiH Border Police, cover entity and county police services. This was resolved so the US (at last) Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BiH and formally in Brussels should sign the agreement and thus completely open the door to the engagement of European border guards in BiH.
It is true that the situation on the Balkan Migrant route is much better today than a few years ago and that the current number of migrants in reception centers and the streets of cities do not exceed several thousand. But smugglers of people continue to collect huge profits from transferring unfortunate migrants across the Drina and further through BiH to the border with Croatia.
BiH’s border police lack almost 800 police officers, ie half of the total intended number. One border covers up to 40 kilometers of the border, so it is clear from that data as it is actually a porous bh. The border and why smugglers chose this Balkan country for their “business”. IM has a chaotic political situation in the country, where different levels of government transfer to each other responsibility for migrant control and supervision.
What about what, and today there is no political differences in BiH, the position that this country cannot be a hotspot for migrants, as they imagined some European politicians. A very small number of migrants showed the desire to stay in BiH and mostly the goal is actually to reach some of the rich countries of the EU. Therefore, the public secret is that the competent services in BiH have not tried too much to prevent the exit from the countries of those migrants who have already entered its territory. If it has already set us on fire to be on a migrant route, we will be transient, not a permanent station, unofficially will tell you many politicians in BiH
So it was in recent years, and the arrival of Frontex should help that the number of those passing through BiH significantly reduce. This is more concerned about the information that the current authorities of the United Kingdom try to solve their problem with the reinforcement of migrants through La Manche to address their deportation in the Western Balkans. Although the deportation of illegal migrants is not listed in the very great britain, the deportation of illegal migrants is not listed as one of the topics of the British Head of David Lammy with BiH officials during his recent visit to Sarajevo. It is hard to believe that it is really skipped and this silence is even more worrying.
In the past months, the country passes the largest political and institutional crisis from Dayton. The end is not seen, and that young people motivates that they look for their professional and personal happiness in the west. Their jobs in BiH already fill migrants with work permits from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Philippines …
The conversion of this country to a shelter and for illegal migrants that rich European countries do not want an additional security challenge in its territory, but also a political problem for BiH. BiH residents expect European friends to help them stabilize the country and its joining the Union.
It is not good that there are those who would, instead of help, would send their problems in the west. Frontex – Yes, HotSpot for migrants – no.
