The bloc commissioner confirmed that the EU is currently in the “contingency planning” phase for a potential influx of migrants.
European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson confirmed to reporters that the transnational bloc is currently in the “contingency planning” phase for a possible influx of migrants as a result of the ongoing volatility in the global food and energy supply.
Johansson’s suggestion that the bloc could deal with another influx of immigrants came after EU border association agency Frontex issued similar warnings and a spokesperson for the organization said the bloc would soon face “waves” of immigration.
According to Euronews, the commissioner told reporters that the authorities in Brussels are in a hurry to work with third countries to reduce the risks of future influx of migrants.
But Johansson also seems to have acknowledged that the bloc is starting to prepare for a massive spike in block movement.
We are working on emergency planning, the more people come to the European Union, the more ready we are for it,” he said.
But secondly, of course we are trying to prevent this from happening, and that’s why it seems very important to interact with partner countries.”
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Johansson attributed the high probability of future migration advances to the ever-increasing uncertainty over food and fuel supplies internationally; this, in his view, will strengthen criminal and terrorist organizations in third countries. .
“This means that people may find themselves in a situation where they cannot stay safely in their country and then start to act,” the EU interior commissioner said, describing the case as a “major challenge” in the future.
This explanation of why Europe may face a new migrant crisis echoes a similar warning earlier this week by a Frontex spokesperson that EU border forces and coast guards said the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine on the global food supply will “make waves”. . “Your migration that will hit Europe.
“You know that shipping wheat from Ukraine is difficult. This will create waves of immigration. That’s why we’re getting ready for it,” said Aya Kalnaya, the organization’s spokesperson, last week.
As a result, Kalnaia argued that the EU should continue to be prepared not only to receive refugees from Ukraine, but also to be “prepared for refugees from other regions due to food insecurity”.
Worse still, it remains unclear whether this situation will improve anytime soon as negotiations continue between Ukraine and Russia to transport some of the wheat to those in need, with farmers currently trying to harvest it. severe suffering as a result of ongoing competition.
Source: Breitbart
