The two day meeting next week of the EU Council Leaders, on February 19 + 20, 2016 promises to be hectic, but perhaps also, of historical importance !
The echoes of informal meetings which have taken place already indicate that there are four main issues of major concern :
1 Stopping all would be immigrants getting into the EU.
2 Fencing EU internal and external Borders.
3 Middle East War efforts.
4 EU concessions for the British Referendum.
Merkel is frantically searching how to stop the invasion of would-be immigrants into the EU and Germany from "hot-spots" in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. She has been rebuffed by Erdogan in Turkey and also by NATO after her appeal for it to monitor the Greek coast for People Smugglers or Immigrants, which seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
EU Countries with external EU borders, which have already built fencing to prevent the entry of immigrants, now want internal EU border controls as well, to stop not only unwanted Refugees but also unwanted EU Migrants !
David Cameron has visited many EU leaders to get backing for the Treaty changes required for the British "stay in/get out of the EU" Referendum. He has discovered that all Countries are very concerned by the first 3 issues highlighted above.
In other words, if Schengen area countries firmly closed their Borders, there would be fewer immigrant problems in Calais, but also in Germany, which has Frontiers with 9 Schengen area countries !
However, if Britain votes to leave the EU and France no longer stops Immigrants crossing from Calais to Dover Cameron also knows that a Camp like those in Calais .... will spring up in Kent.
Will all the Leaders be ready and have the time and patience next week to announce effective action to save the future of the EU ?
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